Nesoddtangen

Nesoddtangen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Nesodden in Akershus, Norway.^[2]

Nesoddtangen
Village
Indre Oslofjord and Bunnefjorden from Nesodden
Country	Norway
Region	Østlandet
County	Akershus
District	Follo
Municipality	Nesodden
Population  (2017)
• Total	12,803[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Urban area of Nesodden (2005)

Nesoddtangen is located on the tip of the peninsula between the inner Oslofjord (Indre Oslofjord) and its arm Bunnefjorden. It is situated 4 miles (7 kilometers) southwest of Oslo. It had 13,150 residents in 2021; about two thirds of the municipality's population. Of the working population in Nesoddtangen, more than 90% work in Oslo. Passenger ferries are the most used commuting transportation.^[3][4][5]

The name Nesoddtangen is a triple tautology, consisting of three parts, nes, odd and tangen, all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory.^[6]