What Vevelstad kommune does

Vevelstad kommune is a Norwegian public municipality (kommune) headquartered in Vevelstad, Nordland, Norway, operating under Norwegian public law with organization number 940 651 034. It delivers a full statutory portfolio of municipal services to its resident population across nine functional areas: education and family services (school, kindergarten, after-school care, adult education, PPT, cultural school), culture, sports and leisure (including the hosted Lomsdal-Visten nasjonalpark and Trollfjell UNESCO Global Geopark), technical services and housing, municipal planning and hearings, healthcare and welfare, agriculture and business, politics and elections, and fees/taxes. The organization also operates a Frivilligsentralen (volunteer center) and a transparency/digital communication platform integrated with Altinn, Digipost, and eBoks.

The municipality's underlying technology platform is anchored on the Visma Enterprise Ressursstyring system for resource management, HR, and administrative functions, complemented by standard Norwegian public-sector digital infrastructure (eBoks, Digipost, Altinn, eDialog via KS Svarut) and a public postlist/innsyn document registry. Service delivery is multi-channel: a physical rådhus (Forvikveien 118) with weekday public opening hours, a central telephone switchboard, an official website (vevelstad.kommune.no), email, Facebook, and YouTube for civic communications.

Vevelstad kommune's revenue model is non-commercial and typical of Norwegian municipalities: it is funded primarily through local taxes, central government block grants (rammetilskudd), and transactional municipal fees for services such as building applications and technical/administrative functions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but specific 2026 program-level figures are observable (e.g., kr 21,678 for Den kulturelle spaserstokken; ongoing SMIL-tilskudd allocations for agriculture). Headcount is reported at 51-100 employees, and recent restructuring actions (notably the April 2026 AMU-ordered closure of the switchboard due to workload and understaffing concerns) indicate material operational capacity pressure.

Name

Vevelstad kommune

Legal name

Vevelstad kommune

Website

https://vevelstad.kommune.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vevelstad kommune is a small Norwegian rural municipality in Nordland delivering statutory public services — education, healthcare, culture, technical, and welfare — to its residents, funded by taxes, government grants, and fees, and operating via Visma-based administrative systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vevelstad

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Kommunale gebyrer og avgifter: Fees and charges for municipal services including building applications, technical services, and various administrative services
2. Skatt og økonomi: Municipal tax revenue and government transfers for funding public services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vevelstad kommune is a Norwegian public municipality that delivers statutory local-government services to its residents, including primary and lower-secondary education, kindergarten services, healthcare, elder care, social welfare, technical infrastructure (water, roads, building matters), cultural and agricultural services, and hunting/fishing regulation. It also operates a volunteer centre and administers cooperation arrangements with neighbouring municipalities (Vega, Sømna, Brønnøy).

Product overview

Vevelstad kommune operates a comprehensive municipal service platform offering a unified portfolio of public services for its citizens. The municipality provides essential services organized into nine main areas: education and family services (school, kindergarten, after-school care), culture and leisure, technical services and housing, planning and hearings, healthcare and welfare, agriculture and business, politics and elections, and fees/taxes. The municipality also operates digital services for transparency and secure communication, along with a volunteer center for community support. These services are delivered through the municipal website and physical municipal offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grunnskole (Primary and lower-secondary education)
• Barnehage (Kindergarten services) Public kindergarten services for pre-school age children resident in the municipality.
• Helse- og omsorgstjenester (Healthcare and elder care services) Municipal primary healthcare, nursing, and elder care services delivered to residents in need of care.
• Legekontor (Municipal doctor's office) Local doctor's office providing primary medical services to Vevelstad residents.
• Sosiale tjenester (Social welfare services) Municipal social services and casework support, including NAV-related local services and welfare administration.
• Teknisk drift og infrastruktur (Technical operations and infrastructure) Municipal technical services covering water, wastewater, roads, and local infrastructure management.
• Byggesaksbehandling (Building and planning casework) Municipal processing of building permits, planning cases, and land-use matters.
• Viltforvaltning (Wildlife and hunting regulation) Municipal administration of wildlife management, hunting permits, and local hunting regulation.
• Kultur og fritid (Culture and leisure services) Municipal cultural activities, recreational programs, and leisure services for residents.
• Landbruk (Agricultural services) Municipal agricultural administration and advisory services for local farmers and landowners.
• Frivilligsentral (Volunteer centre) Local volunteer centre coordinating volunteer activity and supporting community initiatives in Vevelstad.
• Digital post og innsyn (Digital mail and public records portal) Municipal service allowing residents to receive digital mail through Digipost/eBoks and access public records via the innsynsløsning portal.
• Lokale Covid-19 forskrifter (Local Covid-19 regulations) Locally issued Covid-19 regulations and public-health measures administered by the municipality during the pandemic period.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Vega, Sømna og Brønnøy kommunerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Inter-municipal cooperation on business preparedness through an inter-municipal preparedness forum for the business community. The forum aims to strengthen cooperation between municipalities and local businesses in emergency situations.
• Trollfjell UNESCO Global GeoparkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVevelstad kommune is a host municipality for Trollfjell UNESCO Global Geopark, collaborating on geotourism and natural heritage conservation. The municipality works with the geopark on visitor management and sustainable tourism development.
• Lomsdal-Visten nasjonalpark / Njaarken vaarjelimmiedajvecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVevelstad kommune hosts Lomsdal-Visten nasjonalpark (Njaarken vaarjelimmiedajve), Norway's national park. The municipality collaborates on national park management and visitor services.
• Visit VevelstadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal tourism organization promoting Vevelstad as a visitor destination, collaborating with the municipality on tourism development.
• KLP (Kommunal Landspensjonskasse)minorOthersPension and insurance provider for municipal employees

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KS - Kommunesektorens organisasjon: Norwegian national membership organization representing all municipalities; sets shared service standards, negotiates collective agreements, and provides the Visma-adjacent digital infrastructure that Vevelstad operates within.

Direct peers

• Alstahaug kommune: Mid-sized Nordland municipality on the Helgeland coast providing the same portfolio of municipal services including healthcare, education, planning, and culture.
• Vega kommune: Small island municipality in Nordland that is an explicit inter-municipal cooperation partner with Vevelstad. Closely comparable in scale, rural geography, and service portfolio across the Helgeland coast.
• Grane kommune: Inland rural municipality in Nordland with comparable small scale, forestry and agriculture orientation, and dependence on national park-related tourism.
• Bindal kommune: Small rural municipality on the Helgeland/Trøndelag border with a comparable population base, agricultural focus, and service-delivery scale to Vevelstad.
• Herøy kommune (Nordland): Small coastal municipality in Nordland delivering the same municipal service mix to a similarly small population, with overlapping tourism and fishing economy.
• Brønnøy kommune: Neighboring Nordland municipality that co-signed the business preparedness forum agreement with Vevelstad. Slightly larger but similar in service breadth and rural-coastal profile.
• Dønna kommune: Small island municipality in Nordland with similar demographic profile, limited tax base, and reliance on inter-municipal cooperation for specialized services.

Others

• Statsforvalteren i Nordland: Regional state oversight authority that supervises municipal compliance, distributes state transfers, and interacts with Vevelstad on regulatory approvals and funding flows.
• Helgelandssykehuset HF: Regional hospital trust covering Helgeland municipalities including Vevelstad; provides secondary healthcare that the municipal legekontor and elder care feed into, making it a structural counterpart rather than competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNXhQFtG-If5lOPZ34sS5_A
• Facebookfacebook.com/vevelstadkommune
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vevelstad-kommune

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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