Kya: the millennium site in the open sea

Kya is a historic fishing village and Frøya's millennium site, south-west of Sula at the outer edge of the Trøndelag coast. The village sits on two low islets, split by a narrow sound, and rises only a few metres above the sea. In rough weather the ocean literally washes over the land. Even so, fishermen have come here for almost 500 years, and Kya's history as a fishing village can be traced all the way back to 1549.

One of Frøya's most important fishing villages

The short distance to some of the best fishing grounds off Frøya made Kya an attractive and important seasonal fishing village, of great significance for the spring fishery and for incomes across the region. In 1903, 508 seasonal fishermen were registered out here, and at its peak up to 750 people stayed on Kya during the spring fishery. In the early 1900s there were around 20 fishermen's cabins and two large lodging houses here, with close to 450 beds. The cabins were given colourful nicknames. Among others, the fishermen stayed in cabins called «Flira» and «Slaveriet».