City of Reykjavík

What City of Reykjavík does

Reykjavíkurborg is the municipal government of Reykjavík, Iceland, providing statutory public services to all city residents through a network of approximately 11,000 employees across 375 work locations organized into eight core departments. The governance structure consists of a Mayor and a 23-member City Council (plus 23 deputy councilors) elected every four years; the current council took office following the May 2026 election and represents seven political parties. The city's service portfolio spans primary education, waste collection, swimming pools and recreation, parks and outdoor activities, cultural institutions (City Library, City Museum, Art Museum), welfare services, urban planning and construction permitting, environmental monitoring, public transport coordination, and citizen participation programs such as the Ábendingavefur suggestion portal.

The city's technology stack is organized around the reykjavik.is portal as a citizen gateway, supplemented by the Reykjavíkurkortið digital access card, the Gagnahlaðborðið open-data platform, and the Borgarvefsjá dashboard. In primary schools, the city operates digital learning through Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft Office 365, with school information system integration via Mentor (InfoMentor ehf.) and Námfús (Námfús ehf.), the Hafdís student database (Miracle), Vala School Meals (Idega hugbúnaður hf.), and the Menntágátt secondary-school enrollment application. The Student Registry information security policy is certified to ÍST EN ISO/IEC 27001, and the city complies with GDPR and Icelandic Data Protection Act 90/2018. Recent operational additions include the Digital Growth Program for schools and the Mixtúra creation and technology studio located at the University of Iceland's School of Education.

The business model is tax-and-fee funded rather than commercial. Revenue is generated through property taxes (Fasteignagjöld), user fees and service charges for swimming pools, waste collection, permits and other municipal services, tenders and procurement, and issuance of green bonds under the city's Green Bond Framework for sustainable infrastructure financing. There are no equity funding rounds or external investors; ownership is public, exercised through the elected City Council. Pricing follows statutory fee schedules (Gjaldskrár Reykjavíkurborgar) rather than market pricing, and procurement is administered centrally by the city's Procurement Office (Innkaupaskrifstofa).

Name

City of Reykjavík

Legal name

Reykjavíkurborg

Website

https://reykjavik.is

Company type

Private

Founded year

1786

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Reykjavíkurborg is the municipal government of Iceland's capital, employing ~11,000 staff across 375 locations to deliver education, recreation, welfare, urban planning, and cultural services to all residents through a tax-and-fee funded statutory model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Primary education services
• Waste management services
• Recreational facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Reykjavík

HQ country

Iceland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Reykjavík City levies property taxes on real estate within the municipality as a primary source of municipal revenue.
2. User Fees and Service Charges: City charges fees for various municipal services including swimming pools, waste collection, and other utility services. These are recurring charges based on service usage.
3. Green Bonds: Reykjavík City has established a Green Bond Framework for issuing green bonds as a financing mechanism for sustainable projects.
4. Tenders and Procurement: The Procurement Office oversees all procurement procedures for the city, managing purchasing of goods and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

City of Reykjavík (Reykjavíkurborg) is the municipal government of Iceland's capital city, providing comprehensive public services to approximately 11,000 residents across 375 work locations. Core services include primary education through city-operated schools, waste collection, public swimming pools, parks, libraries, museums, urban planning, welfare support, environmental services, and civic administration governed by an elected Mayor and 23-member City Council.

Product overview

City of Reykjavik operates a comprehensive municipal service platform providing citizen services, education management, public facilities, and administrative functions. The main reykjavik.is portal serves as the central gateway for all city services including the Reykjavikurkortid digital map for accessing pools and museums, the Gagnahlaðborðið open data platform, and the Ábendingavefur citizen feedback system. For education, the city operates primary schools using digital learning management systems (Mentor and Námfús), Google Workspace for Education, and the Mixtúra technology studio. The city also provides swimming facilities, outdoor recreation areas through the Út um allt portal, and summer employment programs for youth. Services span resident support, welfare, environment, sports, culture, and urban development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Borgarbókasafnið: Reykjavik City Library - public library services
• Borgarsögusafn Reykjavíkur
• Listasafn Reykjavíkur
• Visit Reykjavik
• Reykjavíkurkortið
• Gagnahlaðborðið

Products and services

• Public Swimming Pools (Sundlaugar)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• InfoMentor ehf.coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Mentor electronic information system (learning management system) used by some Reykjavík City primary schools for recording student information, grades, attendance, and parent communication. Operates under a data processing agreement with the city ensuring security and confidentiality of student data.
• Námfús ehf.coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Námfús electronic information system (learning management system) used by some Reykjavík City primary schools for recording student information and parent communication under a processing agreement.
• Microsoft CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides Office 365 platform for primary schools in Reykjavík City for both staff and students. Includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, and SharePoint tools.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides Google Workspace for Education (G-Suite) to Reykjavík City primary schools. Students access Gmail, Google Drive, Google Classroom, and Google Hangouts Meet for academic purposes. Google does not own student data; students retain rights to documents.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• City of Stockholm: Capital city municipal government of Sweden with a comparable scope of services (education, waste, recreation, transit planning) and similar population mandate. Both are Nordic capital municipalities operating under proportional local-government law with similar digital citizen-service ambitions.
• City of Copenhagen: Danish capital city government that, like Reykjavík, is a relatively small but high-capacity municipal authority pursuing sustainability policy, citizen digital services, and consolidated operating subsidiaries. Directly comparable in scale and Nordic municipal governance model.
• City of Brussels: European capital municipal government with comparable range of public services and a multilingual citizen interface. Both operate under a multi-party council governance model and provide cultural and recreational facilities to residents.
• City of Oslo: Norwegian capital municipal government with a similarly broad service mandate including education, waste, swimming facilities, libraries, and museums. Operates an openly comparable cultural subsidiary structure and citizen engagement mechanisms.
• City of Helsinki: Finnish capital city government with comparable population, comprehensive citizen services, and active digital-service development (e.g., Helsinki digital account). Both operate public transport coordination, schools, and cultural institutions at scale.
• City of Edinburgh Council: Council governing a European capital with overlapping functions (education, waste, culture, planning) and a publicly elected council model. Similar in use of open data platforms and citizen engagement portals.
• City of Tallinn: Northern European capital city government widely recognized for digital-by-default public services. Directly comparable to Reykjavík's digital transformation ambitions around Reykjavíkurkortið and Borgarvefsjá.
• City of Amsterdam: European capital municipal government with a comparable service portfolio (waste, recreation, museums, urban planning) and similarly ambitious digital citizen-service platform. Comparable in scope of cultural subsidiaries and tourism assets.

Regional players

• Akureyrarbær (Municipality of Akureyri): Iceland's secondary municipal authority, operating many of the same service categories (schools, pools, waste, planning) within Icelandic local-government law. Comparable in operational model but much smaller in scale and population.

Others

• Visit Iceland (Inspired by Iceland): National tourism-marketing body that overlaps with the Visit Reykjavik subsidiary's tourism-promotion function. Adjacent rather than directly competitive; relevant for benchmarking how tourism and cultural brand assets are operated at the governmental level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Reykjavik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-city-of-reykjavik

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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