Normally in Norwegian politics, each party puts forth a list of candidates for an election and the percent of the vote that the party receives will translate into that percentage of the candidates from the list being elected.
[1] A bygdeliste is a group of candidates who have banded together without a party, often for a local cause or situation such as to prevent a school closure or a municipal merger.
The word bygdeliste literally means "village list" in the Norwegian language.
[1] In order for the bygdeliste to be on the ballot for municipal elections, the group must get signatures of at least 2% of the voting population or 300 people, whichever is smaller.
Bygdeliste candidates do not receive state funding like regular political parties in Norway do.