Gemeente Sudwest-fryslan

What Gemeente Sudwest-fryslan does

Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân is a Dutch municipality (gemeente) in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), established in 2011 through a municipal reorganization that consolidated multiple predecessor municipalities. The entity serves approximately 90,000 residents (described as 'fiere Friezen' or proud Frisians) across 89 villages (kernen) in a geographic area between Sneek, Stavoren, and the Afsluitdijk, making it the largest municipality in Friesland. The administrative headquarters is located at Marktstraat 8, Sneek, with services delivered by appointment only.

The municipality provides comprehensive local government services including civil affairs (passports, ID cards, driver's licenses), waste management, permits, housing, sustainability subsidies, social care, education, sports, culture, recreation, public safety, mobility, and tax assessment (WOZ property valuations). Its core product is a unified digital services platform centered on sudwestfryslan.nl, which includes an appointment scheduling system (mijnafspraakmaken.nl), digital waste calendar, geo-portal (geo.sudwestfryslan.nl), and live council/committee meeting broadcasts (notubiz.nl). The platform is WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant with screen reader support across Chrome, Android, Microsoft, and iOS. Governance is exercised by a 37-member council drawn from 11 political parties, with the current 2026-2030 coalition of CDA, PRO, and FNP led by Mayor Jannewietske de Vries and five aldermen.

Revenue is derived from Dutch central government allocations (Rijksoverheid), municipal taxes (gemeentelijke belastingen including WOZ), and statutory fees for documents and permits; the municipality reported a 2025 year-end favorable balance of €13,166,000. Operational expenditure is directed across service delivery, regional partnerships (including Veiligheidsregio Fryslân, FUMO, Recreatieschap Marrekrite, GR Fryslân-West, Stichting Sociaal Collectief), and subsidiary entities spanning education, housing (Accolade), sports facilities (Vitaloo Zwembad), and youth care. Headcount is 501-1,000 employees.

Name

Gemeente Sudwest-fryslan

Legal name

Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân

Website

https://sudwestfryslan.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân is a Dutch municipality in Friesland serving 90,000+ residents across 89 villages with local government services including civil affairs, permits, waste management, social care, and digital municipal service delivery from its headquarters in Sneek.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sneek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân provides local government administration and public services for approximately 90,000 residents and local businesses across 89 villages in the Dutch province of Friesland. Its core offerings include civil affairs services (passports, identity cards, driver's licenses, extracts), waste management and reporting, building and business permits, taxation (WOZ), housing, social support, sustainability subsidies, and live-streamed council meetings, all delivered through a digital-first municipal website and an appointment-based town hall in Sneek.

Product overview

Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân operates a unified digital services platform centered on its municipal website, offering citizens access to government services, administrative functions, civic participation mechanisms, and information dissemination. The core platform integrates appointment scheduling, document services, live council broadcasts, geographic information, and waste management tools as interconnected service modules.

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Products and services

• Gemeente Súdwest-Fryslân Municipal Website and Digital Services Portal Official municipal website providing citizens with access to government services, news, announcements, appointment scheduling, document requests, and civic participation tools. Used by residents and businesses across the 89-village municipal area.
• Digital Appointment Scheduling System Online system allowing citizens to book appointments at the municipal office in Sneek for services such as document requests and pickups. Supports the municipality's appointment-only in-person service model.
• Digital Waste Calendar Online calendar tool informing residents about waste collection schedules and dates across the municipality. Used by residents for residential waste planning.
• Geo-portal Geographic information system providing spatial data and maps for the municipality, accessible to residents, businesses, and planners for location-based municipal information.
• Live Council and Committee Meeting Broadcasts Real-time streaming service for council and committee meetings, allowing citizens to watch municipal decision-making processes. Supports transparency and civic participation across the municipality.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EuropaPact FryslânminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2028Municipal participation in EuropaPact Fryslân 2028-2034 program as communicated to the province.
• DataFryslânminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026DataFryslân ALV decision regarding governance changes and strategic direction.
• CultuurfondsminorOthers · 1 July 2026One-time contribution of €1,000 to Open Monumentendag committees for the 40th anniversary celebration of Open Monumentendag.
• Regio Deal Zuidwest-FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Partnership to strengthen regional entrepreneurship. Economic Board Fryslân and Regio Deal collaborate to actively inform and support entrepreneurs with transitions.
• Stichting Sociaal CollectiefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual reports and oversight of social collective services including youth care and vulnerable job seekers.
• Veiligheidsregio FryslâncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual reports and budget oversight for regional safety services.
• Recreatieschap MarrekriteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecreation scheme oversight and budget approval for regional recreational facilities.
• FUMO (Fryske Utfieringstsjinst foar Miljeu en Omjouwing)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental services oversight and budget approval.
• GR Fryslân-WestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partnership for regional services in Western Friesland.
• Duurzaam BouwloketcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSubsidy platform for sustainable building and insulation programs, extended until December 31, 2027.
• Energiebank FryslânminorOthersCollaboration for optimal reach to energy poverty target group for home insulation and sustainability programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Utrecht: Mid-to-large Dutch municipality with a well-developed digital services portal and civic engagement tools. Comparable in scope of municipal services delivered, though Utrecht serves a denser urban population than Súdwest-Fryslân.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: Largest Dutch municipality by population, operating an extensive digital services platform for citizen-facing administration. Comparable as the broadest incumbent in Dutch local-government service delivery, with materially larger scale and budget than Súdwest-Fryslân.
• Gemeente Den Haag: Seat of the Dutch government, providing a comprehensive suite of municipal services with mature digital infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent local-government operator, though with national-government adjacency that Súdwest-Fryslân does not have.
• Gemeente Rotterdam: Second-largest Dutch municipality with comprehensive digital citizen-services infrastructure. Comparable as an incumbent local-government operator, although Rotterdam's portfolio (port, large-scale urban renewal) is materially broader than Súdwest-Fryslân's rural focus.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Tilburg: Mid-sized Dutch municipality providing comprehensive citizen services including permits, social care, waste, and taxation. Comparable as a similarly sized local-government operator with active digital-service initiatives, although geographically distant from Friesland.
• Gemeente Heerenveen: Neighboring Frisian municipality of comparable rural/suburban character, delivering the same statutory municipal services under Dutch law. Strong peer because it sits in the same province, shares Frisian/Dutch bilingual obligations, and addresses an overlapping citizen profile.
• Gemeente Leeuwarden: Provincial capital and largest Frisian city-municipality, providing the same full-stack local government services (civil affairs, permits, social care, waste, taxation) under the same Dutch municipal law. Highly comparable because it is the dominant peer within Friesland and shares bilingual (Frisian/Dutch) service obligations.
• Gemeente Groningen: University-city municipality in the north of the Netherlands with comparable population scale and full-stack municipal services. Comparable as a similarly sized, similarly structured Dutch municipality with active digital-service and civic-participation programs.
• Gemeente Almere: Dutch municipality with a comparable ~210K residents served by a single administrative body, offering the same full-stack municipal services. Directly comparable in operating scope and digital-service delivery model, though with a younger, more urban demographic profile.
• Gemeente Eindhoven: Large Dutch municipality in North Brabant, comparable in the breadth of municipal services delivered to citizens and businesses, with active digital-service investment. Similar population scale and operating-model fit, though in a different economic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GemeenteSWF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-sudwest-fryslan

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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