What LIERNE KOMMUNE does

Lierne Kommune is a Norwegian municipality (kommune) and public administrative entity located in Nordli, Lierne, in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the smallest Norwegian kommune by population among its regional peers, serving approximately 1,400 residents with a centralized municipal office at Heggvollveien 6, 7882 Nordli. The municipality is designated as "Lierne nasjonalparkkommune" (National Park Municipality), giving it a distinct nature-based positioning within Norway. It is governed under the Norwegian Local Government Act with an elected municipal council and mayor (ordfører Tor Erling Inderdal), and is identified by organization number 972 417 963 and municipality number 5042.

Core service delivery covers kindergarten and schooling (Barnehage og skole), healthcare and elder care (Helse og omsorg), culture, leisure and public health, building, roads and property (Bygg, vei og eiendom), municipal finance, waste and environment, business and licensing, and an integration service for immigrants (Integreringstjenesten). Underlying technology is modest and operational rather than differentiated: the public-facing website (lierne.kommune.no) is built on the ACOS CMS platform with the Dialogue (ACOS Interact) form-submission system and an electronic job application portal (skjema.lierne.kommune.no); public document management and political meeting streaming are provided through Elements Publikum (prod01.elementscloud.no). The municipality's digital footprint is supplemented by the Li-Nytt community newsletter and the LiVERTEN tourist information service.

The operating model is that of a public-sector entity rather than a commercial business. Funding is sourced from municipal property taxes (eiendomsskatt), central government grants and allocations from Trøndelag fylkeskommune, and various user fees for kindergartens, healthcare, building permits, and facility rentals. Lierne does not generate revenue from external customers and does not publicly disclose budget figures. Service delivery is partly executed through inter-municipal cooperatives: Lierne is the host municipality for Øvre Namdal Landbruk og utmark (agriculture and outdoor management shared with Røyrvik and Namsskogan), participates in IKT Indre Namdal IKS for shared ICT services, and is part of Indre Namdal legetjeneste for shared healthcare delivery with Grong. The firmographic headcount is 36, representing central administrative staff.

Name

LIERNE KOMMUNE

Legal name

Lierne kommune

Website

https://lierne.kommune.no

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lierne Kommune is a Norwegian public municipality serving approximately 1,400 residents in Trøndelag county. It delivers statutory local services including education, healthcare, elder care, and infrastructure, funded by municipal taxes and government grants. Designated as a national park municipality, it operates inter-municipal cooperatives for agriculture, IT, and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nordli

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary funding through municipal taxes (eiendomsskatt) collected from property owners within the municipality.
2. Government Grants and Allocations: Central government funding and allocations from Trøndelag fylkeskommune for provision of public services.
3. Service Fees: Various municipal service fees including building permits, renovation fees, kindergarten fees, healthcare fees, and rental income from municipal properties.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lierne Kommune is a Norwegian municipality that delivers statutory and voluntary public services to its residents. Core offerings cover kindergarten and primary/secondary education, healthcare and elder care, cultural and leisure activities, building/roads/real estate administration, waste management, business and licensing services, and integration support for new residents. Services are delivered through the central municipal office in Nordli, the official municipal website and digital channels, and inter-municipal cooperatives covering agricultural advisory (Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark) and primary healthcare (Indre Namdal Legetjeneste).

Product overview

LIERNE KOMMUNE is a Norwegian municipality offering public services through its official website and digital platforms. The core offering consists of the municipal website providing access to services including kindergarten/school, healthcare, culture, building/roads, economics, waste management, and business licensing. Digital infrastructure includes the ACOS CMS-powered website with integrated form systems (Dialogue for citizen submissions, electronic job application portal), Elements Publikum for political meeting streaming and public records, and the Li-Nytt newsletter. Cross-municipal services include Indre Namdal Legetjeneste (shared medical services) and Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark (regional agricultural and outdoor management). The municipality does not offer commercial technology products.

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Products and services

• Kindergarten and school services (Barnehage og skole) Provision of kindergarten and primary/lower-secondary education to children resident in Lierne municipality, including Sørli skole and other municipal schools; funded by the municipality and central government and delivered free of charge to pupils at the compulsory stages.
• Healthcare, elder care and social services (Helse og omsorg) Primary healthcare, nursing and elder care, home care, and social services delivered to Lierne residents, with general practitioner and laboratory services provided through the Indre Namdal legetjeneste inter-municipal healthcare cooperative shared with Grong, Namsskogan and Røyrvik.
• Building, road and property services (Bygg, vei og eiendom) Building permits, planning and zoning, municipal road maintenance, and management of municipal real estate and rental facilities (assembly hall, large hall, classrooms) for residents and organisations.
• Waste management and environment (Renovasjon og miljø) Municipal household waste collection, recycling, and environmental services for residents and businesses in Lierne, including water meter reading (Vannmåleravlesing) via the Dialogue form system.
• Culture, leisure, public health and church services (Kultur, fritid, folkehelse og kirke) Cultural activities, leisure facilities, public health initiatives, library services, and coordination with the local church for residents of Lierne.
• Business and licensing services (Næring, bevilling) Business licensing, alcohol and other permits, motor vehicle access permits in wilderness areas (motorferdsel/snøscooter), and economic development support for local businesses and entrepreneurs in Lierne.
• Integration services (Integreringstjenesten) Integration support, settlement services, and assistance for newly arrived immigrants and refugees settling in Lierne municipality.
• Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark (agricultural and outdoor management cooperation) Joint agricultural, forestry, wildlife and motor-vehicle-access advisory service for farmers, forest owners, hunters, and small rural businesses across Lierne, Røyrvik and Namsskogan, delivered through Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark with Lierne as the host municipality.
• Indre Namdal Legetjeneste (primary healthcare cooperative) Cross-municipal primary healthcare and GP service shared by Grong and Lierne (with associated Namsskogan and Røyrvik cover) providing consultations, laboratory work and emergency care to residents of the participating municipalities.
• Municipal website lierne.kommune.no Public-facing municipal website hosted at lierne.kommune.no providing access to municipal services, news (Aktuelt), organisational information, political meeting schedules, forms, and online service requests for residents, businesses and visitors.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IKT Indre Namdal IKScoreTechnology or IntegrationInter-municipal IT cooperation providing shared ICT services to Lierne and neighboring municipalities. Lierne connects through this partnership for digital infrastructure and services.
• Øvre Namdal Landbruk og utmarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint agricultural and outdoor resource service covering Lierne, Røyrvik, and Namsskogan municipalities. Lierne is the host municipality for this cooperation. Services include agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, and motor vehicle access in wilderness areas.
• StatskogminorOthersState forest company - cooperation on forestry management, hunting, and fishing rights in the region
• Fjellstyrene i Lierne, Røyrvik og NamsskoganminorOthersMountain pasture associations managing public grazing lands and outdoor recreation in cooperation with the municipality
• Skogprosjektet NamdalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForestry development project for Øvre Namdal region offering services to forest owners including road planning, advice on forest measures, with its own road planner
• ACOSminorOthersWeb design and development company responsible for the municipal website (lierne.kommune.no) and digital solutions
• Indre Namdal legetjenestecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare cooperative providing medical services across Grong, Lierne, Namsskogan, and Røyrvik municipalities. Offers GP services, laboratory, emergency care, with Lierne having dedicated consultation days.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Statskog SF: Norwegian state forest company partnering with Lierne on forestry, hunting and fishing rights. Adjacent ecosystem participant governing the natural-resource assets that underpin Lierne's nature-based positioning.
• IKT Indre Namdal IKS: Inter-municipal IT cooperative that supplies shared digital infrastructure (including the platform powering lierne.kommune.no) to Lierne and partner municipalities. An ecosystem enabler rather than a competitor, but directly tied to Lierne's service-delivery backbone.
• ACOS AS: Vendor that built and operates Lierne's municipal website platform (CMS, Dialogue forms) and supplies similar e-government infrastructure to other Norwegian municipalities. Comparable as the underlying technology vendor common across small-kommune digital stacks.

Direct peers

• Leka kommune: Small Norwegian rural municipality with a similarly narrow population base and reliance on central-government transfers. Comparable service scope (school, healthcare, elder care, agriculture) delivered through a small municipal organization.
• Grong kommune: Cooperative partner in Indre Namdal Legetjeneste, sharing primary healthcare delivery with Lierne. A small Trøndelag municipality with a directly overlapping service model in healthcare and rural public administration.
• Vevelstad kommune: Tiny rural Norwegian municipality with a comparable per-capita cost structure for delivering a full municipal service portfolio. Directly relevant as a benchmark for fiscal sustainability of very small kommuner.
• Beiarn kommune: Small remote Norwegian municipality in northern Norway with similar demographic and fiscal challenges to Lierne. Directly comparable as a benchmark for service-delivery economics in depopulating rural kommuner.
• Namsskogan kommune: Neighboring Norwegian municipality that jointly operates Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark with Lierne. Directly comparable as a small, remote Trøndelag kommune serving a similarly sized rural population with the same inter-municipal service model.
• Røyrvik kommune: Partner municipality in the Øvre Namdal Landbruk og Utmark cooperation and co-signatory of the Bygdevekst regional development program. Comparable small rural Norwegian kommune with similar service portfolio and demographic profile.

Regional players

• Os kommune (Innlandet): Small rural Norwegian municipality outside Lierne's region, but with a comparable population scale and full-service municipal structure. Useful peer for benchmarking small-kommune fiscal and service models in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lierne-kommune

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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