KARASJOGA GIELDA / KARASJOK KOMMUNE

What KARASJOGA GIELDA / KARASJOK KOMMUNE does

Karasjok kommune (Northern Sami: Kárášjoga gielda) is a local government municipality in Finnmark county, northern Norway, operating as a statutory public entity under Norwegian municipal law. It delivers a comprehensive range of mandated public services to its resident population, organized into departments covering education and childhood services (schools, kindergartens, after-school care), health and care (including home-based care, nursing homes, and a health center), planning/building/technical services, language/culture/sports/leisure, business and natural resource management, and taxation. The municipality is a designated Sami administrative language area and provides bilingual Norwegian-Sami service delivery, with cultural preservation as a structural feature of its operating model.

The municipality's core technology footprint consists of a municipal website (karasjok.kommune.no) functioning as the primary digital service portal, supported by social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) and a live streaming platform (Karasjok kommuneTV) for council meetings. A notable infrastructure feature is the deployment of live construction cameras (Live Byggekamera) on major capital projects, including the planned new school/culture building (Skole- og kulturbygg) and healthcare center (Helsesenter), providing public transparency on infrastructure delivery. It also operates an intermunicipal NAV welfare office (NAV Ávjovárri) in partnership with neighboring Kautokeino kommune.

Funding derives from Norwegian municipal taxation, central government block grants, and user fees for specific services such as kindergartens, after-school programs, water/wastewater, and certain cultural offerings; some services (e.g., equipment lending at the library) are provided free to residents. The municipality is governed by an elected municipal council led by the Ordfører (Mayor) and administered by a Kommunedirektør (Municipal Director). It has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Kárenáš Samisk Språk- og kultursenter, and participates in the Ávjovárri Interkommunalt Politisk Råd (IPR) joint cooperation body with Kautokeino.

Name

KARASJOGA GIELDA / KARASJOK KOMMUNE

Legal name

Karasjok kommune

Website

https://karasjok.kommune.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Karasjok kommune (Kárášjoga gielda) is a Norwegian municipality in Finnmark providing statutory public services — education, healthcare, social welfare, infrastructure, and cultural programs — to its resident population in a designated Sami administrative language area, with intermunicipal cooperation with Kautokeino kommune.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government administration
• Education and childcare
• Healthcare and elder care
• Sami cultural services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Karasjok kommune is a Norwegian local government municipality (kommune) in Finnmark county providing statutory public services to its residents. Core offerings include childhood and education services (schools, kindergartens, SFO/after-school care), health and care services (home care, nursing homes, health stations), planning/building/technical services, language and cultural services including Sámi language support, business and natural resource administration, and tax/financial services.

Product overview

Karasjok kommune (Kárášjoga gielda) is a Norwegian municipality providing public administration services to its residents. The municipality offers a comprehensive range of governmental services organized under several service categories: Oppvekst (childhood and education services including schools, SFO, kindergartens), Helse og omsorg (health and care services), Plan, bygg, eiendom og teknisk (planning, construction, property and technical services), Språk, kultur, idrett og fritid (language, culture, sports and leisure), Næring, miljø og naturforvaltning (business, environment and natural resource management), and Skatt, avgift og økonomi (taxes, fees and finance). The municipality also operates administrative services including NAV Ávjovárri (intermunicipal NAV services with Kautokeino), a visitor center, and maintains various digital services through its website portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Education Services (Oppvekst)
• Health and Care Services (Helse og omsorg)
• Planning, Building, Property and Technical Services
• Language, Culture, Sports and Leisure Services
• Business, Environment and Natural Resource Management
• Tax, Fee and Financial Administration
• NAV Ávjovárri Welfare Services
• Kárenaš Sámi Language and Culture Center
• Civil Marriage Services (Borgerlig vigsel)
• Refugee Services (Flykningtjenesten)
• Safety and Emergency Preparedness Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 166 news articles published on municipal website demonstrating active communication and transparency
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Nesseby kommune (Unjárga gielda): Small Finnmark municipality with Sámi administrative language status; comparable in scale, service mix and Arctic operating context to Karasjok.
• Tana kommune (Deatnu gielda): Neighboring Finnmark municipality also operating in the Sámi administrative language area, delivering a comparable slate of education, health and social services to a small Arctic population.
• Porsanger kommune (Porsáŋggu gielda): Mid-sized Finnmark municipality with a Kven/Sámi/Norwegian trilingual service profile; comparable regional peer with similar municipal service responsibilities.

Others

• KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon): Norwegian Municipal Sector Association representing all kommuner; relevant ecosystem organization for benchmarking municipal services, funding frameworks and digital initiatives.
• Sametinget (Sámi Parliament of Norway): National Sámi cultural and political institution; not a municipal peer but a key stakeholder for Sámi cultural, linguistic and rights-based programs delivered by Karasjok.

Broad incumbents

• Alta kommune: Larger Finnmark municipality that provides a broader regional service profile including higher-order healthcare and education, relevant as a scale benchmark and regional service partner.
• Sør-Varanger kommune: Eastern Finnmark municipality of comparable scale to Karasjok, operating the same statutory municipal services with similar Arctic logistics and Sámi minority considerations.

Direct peers

• Kautokeino kommune (Guovdageainnu gielda): Adjacent Sámi administrative-language municipality in Finnmark and Karasjok's primary inter-municipal cooperation partner via Ávjovárri IPR; offers the same statutory municipal service portfolio and shares Sámi cultural positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@karasjogagieldakarasjokkom3232
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/karasjogagielda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/karasjoga-gielda-karasjok-kommune

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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