Alver municipality

Written by Astri Knudsen

Elves municipality is located north of Bergen and is a central municipality in Nordhordland and the Bergen region. The municipality was established in 2020 through the merger of Lindås, Meland and Radøy, and has around 30,000 inhabitants.

Alver has a diverse and internationally oriented business community, with strong environments within industry, energy, oceans, technology and exports. The municipality is the host municipality for Mongstad, one of the most important industrial areas in Norway, and is actively working on the development of green industry, new technology and future-oriented jobs.

The municipality is also part of the Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, where sustainable development and the interaction between nature, local communities and business are central. Alver has experience from European cooperation and EU projects, including in competence development and education.

See Alver municipality website for more information.

Astri Knudsen

Astri is the CEO and advisor at Gasta. She is passionate about good communication, smart digital solutions, and making the complicated a little easier to understand.

astri@gasta.no

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