What Sunnfjord kommune does

Sunnfjord kommune is a Norwegian local government entity (kommune) established on January 1, 2020 through the merger of Førde, Jølster, Naustdal, and parts of Gaular, operating in Vestland county. The municipality is governed under the formannskapsmodellen (committee model) with a 37-member municipal council (kommunestyret) led by Mayor Jenny Følling (Senterpartiet, 2023-2027 term) and Deputy Mayor Håkon Myrvang (Arbeiderpartiet, from February 2026). The municipal director (kommunedirektør) is Ole John Østenstad. Day-to-day administration is led by the kommunedirektør.

The municipality delivers comprehensive public services across eight main service areas: Emergency Preparedness, Kindergarten and School, Health and Care, Planning/Building/Property, Waste/Roads/Water/Drainage, Culture/Sports/Outdoor Life, Housing Support/Social Services, and Business/Agriculture/Environment. Digital infrastructure includes eDialog (secure electronic messaging via Svarut.ks.no with ID-porten authentication), the innbyggerappen citizen mobile app, Min kommune portal, and the DHO prosjektet digital home care initiative spanning eight municipalities. Two wholly-owned subsidiaries — Sunnfjord Utvikling (business development) and Sunnfjord brann og redning (fire and rescue) — handle specialized operations.

Funding is entirely public, derived from taxes and government transfers, with no commercial pricing model. Strategic partnerships include KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon), the SEKOM-sekretariatet (9-municipality shared services), Opoczno (Poland, EEA Grants programme), and cultural collaborators including Sparebankstiftelsen DNB (10 million kroner grant for Astruptunet), Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, and Kode i Bergen. The municipality serves the Sunnfjord region and operates from headquarters in Førde with a service center (tenestetorg) in Skei.

Name

Sunnfjord kommune

Legal name

Sunnfjord kommune

Website

https://sunnfjord.kommune.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunnfjord kommune is a Norwegian municipality formed in 2020 through the merger of Førde, Jølster, Naustdal, and parts of Gaular, delivering public services including education, healthcare, social services, infrastructure, and emergency preparedness to residents of the Sunnfjord region in Vestland county, Norway.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Large Campus / Multi-Building Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ), Affordable / Low-Income Assisted Living (Medicaid Waiver Focused) (HLADABAE), Emergency / On-Demand Respite Care (HSABAGAD), Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI), Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government services
• Citizen service delivery
• Municipal healthcare services
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Førde

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sunnfjord kommune is a Norwegian municipality providing comprehensive public services to its residents, including emergency preparedness, kindergarten and school education, health and elderly care, urban planning and building permits, waste/roads/water/sewage, culture/sports/outdoor life, housing support and social services, and business/agriculture/environment services. The municipality delivers these services through physical service centers in Førde and Skei, secure digital channels (eDialog, Min kommune portal, innbyggerappen mobile app), 24/7 emergency hotlines, and home-based care services across multiple locations.

Product overview

Sunnfjord kommune is a Norwegian municipality offering comprehensive public services through both traditional municipal departments and digital platforms. The service portfolio includes core municipal functions organized into eight main service areas: Emergency Preparedness, Kindergarten and School, Health and Care, Planning/Building/Property, Waste/Roads/Water/Drainage, Culture/Sports/Outdoor Life, Housing Support/Social Services, and Business/Agriculture/Environment. Digital services include eDialog for secure electronic communication, the citizen portal 'Min kommune', and digital home care services through the DHO project.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beredskap og krisehandtering (Emergency Preparedness) Municipal emergency preparedness and crisis management service for residents, including 24/7 emergency phone lines, crisis leadership coordination, local emergency points, citizen notification systems, and refugee reception services.
• Barnehage og skule (Kindergarten and School) Educational services for children and adults including kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, SFO (after-school care), school routes, PPT (psychological-educational service), school health services, BTI (Better Cross-disciplinary Efforts), and adult primary education.
• Helse og omsorg (Health and Care) Public healthcare services for residents including doctors, health stations, mental health support, home care services, nursing home placement, physiotherapy, and child protection services.
• Plan, bygg og eigedom (Planning, Building and Property) Municipal planning and building services for property owners and developers, including building permits, area plans, land division, surveying, maps, property tax administration, and fire inspection services.
• Avfall, veg, vatn og avløp (Waste, Roads, Water and Drainage) Municipal infrastructure services covering waste collection, waste facility operations, street lighting, snowplowing, water and drainage network maintenance, and a 24-hour defect reporting service.
• Kultur, idrett og friluftsliv (Culture, Sports and Outdoor Life)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Opoczno (Poland)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Sunnfjord kommune participates in an EØS (EEA Grants) programme for local development in cooperation with Opoczno municipality in Poland. The partnership focuses on entrepreneurship, culture, climate adaptation, and citizen participation. The cooperation includes 150,000 euros allocated for travel and collaboration between municipalities. The programme is managed through KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon) and the Association of Polish Cities.
• KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKS is the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. Sunnfjord municipality participates in various KS programmes including the EØS local development programme where KS collaborates with the Association of Polish Cities, Polish research institute for spatial planning, and OECD.
• Association of Polish CitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Association of Polish Cities is the Polish counterpart to KS in the EØS local development programme partnership between Norwegian/ Icelandic and Polish municipalities.
• Sparebankstiftelsen DNBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSparebankstiftelsen DNB granted 10 million kroner to the restoration project at Astruptunet in Jølster as part of a 4-year project with total budget of 46 million kroner.
• Sogn og Fjordane KunstmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Astruptunet museum project, working with the museum on exhibition and research activities.
• Kode i Bergen (Astrupsenteret)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Astruptunet development project, bringing expertise in art museum operations and exhibition planning.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bergen kommune: Largest municipality in Vestland county, providing the same comprehensive service portfolio (elderly care, home care, emergency services, schools, planning). Direct comparable in scope, though at materially larger scale.
• Stryn kommune: Member of the SEKOM-sekretariatet alongside Sunnfjord, sharing administrative secretariat services across nine municipalities. Direct peer for benchmarking shared-service outcomes and digital-care adoption.
• Sogndal kommune: Neighbouring Vestland municipality with a similar rural/fjord demographic profile and comparable service portfolio. Useful peer for benchmarking per-capita service costs in a similar geography.
• Luster kommune: Rural Sogn municipality sharing the fjord-and-mountain geography and demographic profile typical of Sunnford's catchment. Useful peer for evaluating rural service-delivery economics.
• Stad kommune: Vestland municipality created on 1 January 2020 from the merger of Eid and Selje in the Nordfjord area. Comparable structural transformation trajectory and geographic footprint to Sunnfjord.
• Gloppen kommune: SEKOM-sekretariatet partner municipality with overlapping administrative and service-delivery structure. Comparable scale and demographic profile, useful for cost-sharing benchmarks.
• Kinn kommune: Municipality in Vestland formed from the 2020 merger of Flora and Vågsøy. Closest structural peer to Sunnfjord's 2020 merger (Førde + Jølster + Naustdal + parts of Gaular), making it the most direct comparable for post-merger integration.
• Lærdal kommune: Small rural municipality in Sogn with similar demographic pressures and service challenges. Comparable for benchmarking service-level achievement in low-density populations.

Broad incumbents

• KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon): National membership and employer organisation for Norway's municipalities and county authorities. Provides frameworks, advocacy, and shared services (e.g. eDialog / Svarut) that all Norwegian kommuner, including Sunnfjord, rely on.

Regional players

• Helse Førde: Regional health trust owned by the Norwegian state serving the same Sogn og Fjordane population as Sunnfjord. Natural counterpart for hospital-to-home-care transitions and the DHO digital-home-care agenda.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sunnfjordkommune
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• Facebookfacebook.com/sunnfjordkommune
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunnfjord-kommune
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunnfjordkommune

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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