Nedstrand (locally, Stranda) is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

[1] The village is a regular ferry stop on routes to the Sjernarøyane islands (across the Nedstrandsfjorden) and to Hebnes (across the Vindafjorden).

[3] The area was historically part of the municipality of Nedstrand, and was a regional customs office for the huge timber industry in the Ryfylke district.

Today, the area is home to agriculture, fish farming, fruit orchards, and stone quarries.

[3] In 1983, the oil rig Alexander L. Kielland was scuttled in the Nedstrandsfjorden after it had capsized in the North Sea in 1980, killing 123 people.