NorskFrom 1650, Nesset has been referred to as a port and loading place, where timber was loaded onto ships and sent to Holland or England. The settlement at Nesset in the innermost part of the Bunnefjord has a rich history characterized by small farms, shipping, wood and ice exports and fishing. At the end of […]
From 1650, Nesset has been referred to as a port and loading place, where timber was loaded onto ships and sent to Holland or England. The settlement at Nesset in the innermost part of the Bunnefjord has a rich history characterized by small farms, shipping, wood and ice exports and fishing. At the end of the 1870s, steamships arrived, and with them new opportunities. The steamships made Nesset an important hub in Follo, and passenger traffic created the modern Nesset. Travellers from all over Follo came to Nesset by horse and carriage or car, and continued from there by ship to the capital.
The first passenger boat to visit Nesset was the wheeled boat Bjørn Farmand, built in 1855 and named after Harald Fairhair's son. Nesset has also had a general store established by Finn Eriksen in 1936 and a bakery started by Johs. Fredriksen
At the bus station at Nesset, a license was granted by the King as early as 1804 to run an inn here. Since then, Nesset Bad and Restaurant, known as "The White Horse", has been a popular meeting place where many young people in Follo found their spouse. The restaurant burned down in the 1960s, but the memories live on.