In this report, the Telemark Research Institute presents a portfolio of Norwegian municipalities where local potential has been activated and used strategically. The cases presented are a selection of Norwegian municipalities that have been working skilfully for local development based on local industry, traditions, culture, heritage and nature. All the presented cases have succeeded in creating some kind of local growth, even though some of them still experience major challenges. Furthermore, their methods and strategies have been somewhat different. In this report, we describe the main characteristics of their work.
