What Værøy kommune does

Værøy kommune is a publicly governed municipality (kommune) in Nordland county, Norway, operating as a local government entity under Norwegian municipal law. Identified by organization number 964 994 307 and municipality number 1857, it serves a small island population of approximately 750 residents in the Lofoten archipelago from its municipal offices at Sørland 33, 8063 Værøy. The municipality delivers the full statutory range of Norwegian local-government services through departmental structures covering Health and Care (Helse og omsorg), Technical Services (Teknisk etat), Culture/Sports/Leisure (Kultur, idrett og fritid), Education (Barnehage, skole og utdanning), Social Services and Child Welfare (Sosiale tjenester og barnevern), and Tax/Business/Fees (Skatt, næring og avgifter).

The entity operates no commercial revenue model; it is funded entirely through Norwegian central government block grants, municipal taxation, and statutory fees. Its primary digital channel is the official website varoy.kommune.no, built on the ACOS CMS framework (deployed in 2016) and supported under a shared IT services agreement with Lofoten IKT, which provides system responsibility and participates in regional digitalization governance. The website hosts 902 published news articles and serves as the principal information conduit for service updates, council decisions, public hearings, and citizen communications, supplemented by a Facebook channel (@varoykommune). The back-office software stack is standardized through Lofoten IKT and includes Visma Enterprise Plus (ERP), Digipro helse (healthcare quality management), Compilo (deviation/incident reporting), and Arena (budgeting), alongside the ePolitiker portal for elected representatives.

There is no commercial go-to-market motion, no customer acquisition funnel, no pricing model, and no competitive market positioning in the conventional sense. Værøy kommune has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue. Its operational focus is on statutory service delivery to a fixed resident base, with ongoing digitalization initiatives channeled through the Lofoten IKT framework and infrastructure projects such as the Værøy Ytre Havn detailed zoning plan (KS-040/26).

Name

Værøy kommune

Legal name

Værøy kommune

Website

https://varoy.kommune.no

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Værøy kommune is a publicly governed Norwegian municipality in the Lofoten archipelago, Nordland county, serving approximately 750 residents with statutory local-government services including healthcare, education, social services, technical infrastructure, and cultural activities, funded by taxes and government allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Territorial/Island Health Departments (HLAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Local government services
• Public healthcare administration
• Primary education services
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Værøy

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Værøy kommune is a Norwegian municipality providing statutory local government services to residents of Værøy island in the Lofoten archipelago. Its core offering is the delivery of public services including healthcare (helsestasjon), childcare and primary education (barnehage, skole), social services and child welfare, technical infrastructure (roads, traffic, harbor), waste management (Skardsura avfallsmottak), cultural and sports facilities, and local democratic administration. Services are delivered through physical municipal offices and a public information website (varoy.kommune.no).

Product overview

Værøy kommune operates a municipal government website serving approximately 750 residents on the island of Værøy in Nordland county, Norway. The website serves as the primary digital portal for municipal services including health and social care, technical services, education (kindergartens and schools), culture and sports, tourism promotion, taxation, and administrative functions. The website is built on ACOS CMS and managed by Lofoten IKT, with the current site established in 2016. Municipal services are organized into departments including Health and Care (Helse og omsorg), Technical Services (Teknisk etat), Culture/Sports/Leisure (Kultur, idrett og fritid), and Education (Barnehage, skole og utdanning).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health and Care Services (Helse og omsorg) Public health and care services delivered by the municipality to residents of Værøy, including the helsestasjon (health station). Services are provided free or subsidized through the Norwegian public health system.
• Kindergarten and Primary Education (Barnehage, skole og utdanning) Public kindergarten and primary school services operated by the municipality for children and families on Værøy island.
• Social Services and Child Welfare (Sosiale tjenester og barnevern) Statutory social welfare services and child protection (barnevern) provided to residents under Norwegian law.
• Technical Services (Teknisk etat) Technical department responsible for municipal infrastructure planning, building permits, and technical administration.
• Roads, Traffic and Harbor (Vei, trafikk og havn) Operation and maintenance of municipal roads, traffic systems, and the Værøy harbor (Værøy Ytre Havn).
• Waste Management (Skardsura avfallsmottak) The Skardsura avfallsmottak is the municipal waste reception facility serving residents of Værøy.
• Culture, Sports and Leisure (Kultur, idrett og fritid) Public cultural, sports, and recreational services including the municipal training center and artificial turf field, plus tourism information (reiseliv og turisme).
• Taxation, Business and Fees (Skatt, næring og avgifter) Administration of municipal tax collection, business-related services, and communal fees (kommunale avgifter/satser) for residents and businesses.
• Local Democracy and Politics (Politikk) Support for local democratic processes including elections (Valg), public hearings (Høringer), council meetings, the Mayor's column (Ordførerens spalte), meeting and document access (Møte - Postliste - Innsyn), and Web-TV broadcasting.
• Emergency Preparedness (Beredskap) Municipal emergency preparedness (beredskap) coordination and response services for the Værøy community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lofoten IKTcoreTechnology or IntegrationLofoten IKT holds system responsibility for varoy.kommune.no and provides shared IT services across municipalities in the Lofoten region. The organization also receives digitalization inputs and project status reporting from municipalities in the Lofoten IKT framework. Værøy kommune participates in shared digitalization initiatives managed through Lofoten IKT including IKT deviation reporting (avviksskjema).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KS - Kommunesektorens organisasjon: Norwegian municipal sector membership and interest organization representing all kommuner. Comparable as the broader institutional context governing Værøy kommune's mandate, funding, and sector-wide digital initiatives.
• Statsforvalteren i Nordland: Regional state governor overseeing municipalities in Nordland county, including Værøy. Comparable in scope of public-sector administration affecting Værøy's regulatory and funding environment.

Direct peers

• Smøla kommune: Small island/coastal Norwegian municipality with comparable headcount. Similar demographic and fiscal pressures make it a useful peer for small-kommune benchmarking.
• Vågan kommune: Lofoten municipality participating in the Lofoten IKT shared services framework. Comparable on structure (Norwegian kommune), shared IT stack (ACOS CMS), and full municipal mandate.
• Vestvågøy kommune: Neighboring Lofoten municipality sharing the same ACOS CMS / Lofoten IKT IT framework. Most directly comparable peer in terms of regional service delivery model, digital platform, and administrative scale-up potential.
• Flakstad kommune: Small Lofoten municipality in the same shared IT framework as Værøy. Closely comparable in scale, rural/island operating context, and service portfolio.
• Træna kommune: Small Norwegian island municipality with comparable population scale and operational profile. Useful reference for benchmarking island-municipality service delivery and shared-IT arrangements.
• Røst kommune: Small island municipality in Lofoten with similar scale and isolation challenges. The closest analog on per-resident service burden and dependency on shared regional services.
• Moskenes kommune: Small Lofoten municipality on the same ACOS CMS / Lofoten IKT stack. Directly comparable on island geography, tourism exposure, and small-population service delivery.

Others

• Lofoten IKT: Shared IT services organization providing system responsibility for varoy.kommune.no and hosting ACOS CMS for Værøy and other Lofoten municipalities. Comparable as the enabling partner that determines Værøy's digital capacity and vendor dependencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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