Case Study: Arvika Municipality achieves secure cloud transformation and increased teacher productivity with Yubico

Arvika Municipality enhances security and undergoes digital transformation in Education with YubiKeys

Arvika Municipality, a public education authority in Värmland, Sweden, needed a simple, secure way to protect sensitive student data during a digital transformation across 45 schools and pre-schools (900+ teachers and staff, 4,000 students). The challenge was to deploy a one-size-fits-all authentication solution that met government security guidelines, required minimal training, and did not force staff to use personal or costly employer-provided mobile devices for two-factor authentication.

Arvika adopted Google Workspace together with YubiKey hardware security keys through a certified partner after a formal risk assessment. YubiKeys delivered strong, phishing-resistant MFA and a seamless user experience; more than 450 staff are enrolled (with 450+ more planned), resulting in higher staff satisfaction, improved productivity, cost savings by avoiding mobile phone purchases, and a single, compliant platform for cloud security and access control.

Arvika Municipality

Mats Liljedahl

IT Strategist