Started in 1966 by Erling Viksund, the company presently builds motor yachts at a facility in Strusshamn, on the island of Askøy just outside Bergen.
Viksund was among the pioneers for fiberglass boatbuilding in Norway, and attracted significant early sales.
By the 1970s Viksun was one of Norway's largest boat-building firms, producing fishing vessels and motor yachts for export and domestic use.
New models were developed, and by the late 1990s Viksund was again among Norway's largest biggest boat building firms.
In 2008 Viksund Asia opened a new production and distribution point in Negombo, Sri Lanka.