The Sustainable Smart City Profiles of elesund, Asker, B#181;rum, Rana, and Trondheim; Norway; were developed based on the evaluation of the cities’ performance against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC). The cities’ profiles include an analysis of the outcomes of the KPI evaluations; information on the cities’ policies, programmes, projects, and partnerships that accelerate cities’ progress towards achieving the SDGs; and policy recommendations for city actions to improve the cities’ performance