It lies along Norwegian County Road 60, and there is a ferry connection to the village of Liabygda, across the fjord.

The village of Helsem lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Stranda.

[4] At 10:00 p.m. on 8 January 1731, a landslide with an estimated volume of 6,000,000 cubic metres (7,800,000 cubic yards) fell from a height of 500 metres (1,600 ft) on the slope of the mountain Skafjell into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda.

The slide generated a megatsunami 30 metres (98 ft) in height that struck Stranda, flooding the area for 100 metres (328 ft) inland and destroying the church and all but two boathouses, as well as many boats.

It was the first natural disaster in Norway to be reported and documented in historic time.