What askoy kommune does

Askøy kommune is a Norwegian municipality (organization number 964 338 442) headquartered in Kleppestø, Vestland county, Norway. It delivers a comprehensive suite of mandated public services to approximately 30,000+ residents, organized into sector divisions covering Barnehage (9 communal kindergartens including Ask, Erdal, Florvåg, Furuly, Hanøy-Ramsøy, Kleppestø, Træet, Tveit), Skole og SFO (17 schools plus after-school care, including a bilingual Norwegian-Sami school and an integration learning center), Helse og mestring (home nursing, physiotherapy, and 2 care homes at Kleppestø and Ravnanger), NAV og bolig (social welfare and housing assistance), Innvandring og integrering (Jobbsjansen qualification program for women with immigrant backgrounds), Klima/miljø/næring, Teknisk (water/sewage, roads, harbors), and Brannvern (fire and rescue including chimney sweeping).

The underlying technology layer is a municipal digital platform integrating citizen-facing self-service (Min kommune, Min faktura), digital mail via Altinn/Digipost/e-Boks, BankID and ID-porten authentication, the Vigilo parent/student portal with iOS and Android apps, the BASIL kindergarten administration system for subsidy calculations, KF skjemaløsning digital forms, Acos case transparency, Arealplaner.no by Norkart for zoning, and SurveyXact for the Innbyggerpanel (citizen panel). Office 365 underpins appointment booking for building authority consultations. Internal staff access is via Compilo and Visma Enterprise ERP. The municipality is GDPR-compliant and publishes accessibility statements on uustatus.no for all external digital services.

Revenue mechanics combine three streams: municipal taxes (eiendomsskatt and formueskatt) plus central government allocations, service fees (water/sewage billed monthly, kindergarten fees under national maximum price regulation, SFO fees set by municipal council), and government subsidies — including per-full-time-place kindergarten subsidies of 277,217 NOK (ages 0-2) and 146,280 NOK (ages 3-6) for private providers. The municipality reported a 29 million NOK surplus in 2025, reversing a 150 million NOK deficit in 2024. It is led by Kommunedirektør Ørjan Raknes Forthun with assistant directors Marit Rinnan (Stab) and Rune Lid (Samfunn og beredskap), and holds a support partnership with Bergen kommune for data protection officer (personvernombud) services.

Name

askoy kommune

Legal name

Askøy kommune

Website

https://askoy.kommune.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Askøy kommune is a Norwegian municipality in Vestland county delivering mandated public services — kindergartens, schools, healthcare, social welfare, technical infrastructure, and fire/rescue — to approximately 30,000+ residents, funded by municipal taxes, service fees, and state subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure, Housing & Community Development (BPAGABAL), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Primary education services
• Healthcare and elderly care
• Water and sewage services
• Fire and rescue services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kleppestø

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary funding from municipal taxes (eiendomsskatt, formueskatt) and general municipal revenues from central government allocations.
2. Service Fees: Fees for water and sewage services, kindergarten care, schoolfritidsordning (SFO), building permits, and other municipal services.
3. Government Subsidies and Grants: State subsidies for private kindergartens (barnehagetilskudd), including grunntilskudd per full-time place for children aged 0-2 years (277,217 kr) and 3-6 years (146,280 kr).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Askøy kommune is a Norwegian municipality providing mandated public services to its residents across education (9 communal kindergartens, 17 schools, SFO), healthcare (home nursing, care homes, mental health, physiotherapy), social services (NAV, housing, child welfare), technical infrastructure (water, sewage, roads, harbors), emergency services (fire and rescue), planning and building permits, and cultural/integration services. Operations are organized across seven municipal sectors led by a Kommunedirektør, with digital service delivery through the askoy.kommune.no portal and integrations with national platforms.

Product overview

Askøy kommune is a Norwegian municipality providing a comprehensive suite of public services through a unified digital platform. The core offering consists of sector-based service divisions: Barnehage (9 municipal kindergartens), Skole og SFO (17 schools plus after-school care), Helse og mestring (health and care with 2 care homes), and supporting services including NAV og bolig, Innvandring og integrering, Klima/miljø/næring, Vann og avløp, Vei og trafikk, and Brannvern. Digital citizen services are enabled through integrations with Visma Enterprise (invoicing), Vigilo (parent portal with mobile apps), BASIL (kindergarten administration), Altinn/Digipost/e-Boks (digital mail), and BankID authentication. The municipality also operates supplementary modules including the Innbyggerpanel for citizen participation and event platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Kindergarten subsidies for private kindergartens calculated using KS/PBL model

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bergen kommune (Personvernombud)supportOthersBergen municipality provides personvernombud (data protection officer) services to Askøy municipality. Contact: [email protected], Phone: 90 06 19 58

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bergen kommune: Bergen is the regional hub municipality neighboring Askøy in Vestland county. They are directly comparable as Norwegian municipalities delivering the same statutory services, and Askøy already contracts Bergen for shared data-protection officer services.
• Trondheim kommune: Mid-to-large Norwegian municipality with comparable service breadth including kindergartens, schools, care homes, water/sewage, and digital citizen services. Similar population scale bracket to Askøy in per-capita terms.
• Bærum kommune: Well-resourced Norwegian municipality known for advanced digital citizen services and e-government platforms. Operates a comparable sector portfolio and is often cited as a benchmark in municipal digitalization.
• Tromsø kommune: Northern Norwegian municipality offering a comparable range of statutory services including kindergartens, schools, health/care, water/sewage, and planning. Useful geographic-diversification peer.
• Sandnes kommune: Norwegian municipality in Rogaland operating the same core municipal services. Comparable in scale and demographic profile, useful for sector benchmarking.
• Kristiansand kommune: Mid-sized Norwegian municipality with similar statutory service portfolio and a comparable digital-services program. Provides a peer reference for cost-per-resident benchmarks.
• Drammen kommune: Norwegian municipality of similar scale operating kindergartens, schools, elder care, water/sewage, and planning services. Useful peer for benchmarking operational efficiency and digital service maturity.
• Stavanger kommune: Vestland-adjacent Norwegian municipality providing a similar full suite of municipal services. Comparable in digital-maturity investments and sector structure (Barnehage, Skole, Helse og omsorg, Teknisk).

Broad incumbents

• Oslo kommune: Norway's largest municipality operating a full portfolio of municipal services across education, health, social welfare, water/sewage, and planning. Larger and more urban than Askøy, but the same statutory mandate and digital-service architecture.

Others

• KS (Kommunesektorens organisasjon): National membership and interest organization for Norwegian municipalities. Not a direct operator but the central body that negotiates frameworks (e.g., the KS/PBL model used for Askøy's kindergarten subsidies) and provides shared digital infrastructure that Askøy consumes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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