[3] One of the larger industries in the municipality was shipbuilding, centered at the village of Omastranda, where the company Fjellstrand A.S. is headquartered.

The Norwegian writer Hans E. Kinck lived in Strandebarm for many years, and is said to have used the village as setting and inspiration for his novel Den nye kapellanen ("The New Vicar").

The district of Kysnesstranda (population: 100) on the east side of the fjord was incorporated into Jondal Municipality.

[6] The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Strandebarm was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms.

The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Strandebarm:[13][14]