There is only one village on the island Kesse, which is administratively part of Muhu Parish, Saare County.

[2] Kesselaid was first described in print in 1644 in the Swedish maritime book Een siö-book, som innehåller om siöfarten i Östersiön by Johan Månsson [sv].

In 1807, Kesselaid was sold to the Baltic German noble Jacob Friedrich von Helwig.

[3] Today, in summer Kesselaid is partly used as pasture and grazing land for cattle and goats.

[2] From the island of Muhu, wild boar and elk occasionally swim to Kesselaid.