The windmill was probably built during the latter part of the 19th century. The mill was named after the last owner Ferdinand Pettersson, "Nanten", as he was called. He bought the mill in 1900. The year is carved on the second floor in a window frame to the east. Nanten ground both ground flour for bread and coarsely ground for the animals. The mill was in use until the end of 1935 when Nanten fell ill with pulmonary tuberculosis. He died in 1938 at St. Olof's Hospital in Visby.
Nanten had no relatives so the mill was transferred to the general inheritance fund. To save the mill from becoming a ruin, it was bought by Fårö Hembygdsförening, which was formed in 1942 in connection with this.
During a restoration of the mill, which was completed in 1974, Nanten's notebooks with accounts were found. He noted the names of his customers and the fee for the various sub-items as well as the total amount to be paid, ranging from around 32 öre to 2 kronor and 39 öre.
The millstones, which together weigh 2 tons, come from AB Malmö millstone factory. The wood for the mill shaft comes from a 120-year-old felled tree at Hoburga on Fårö. The log measured 105 cm at the large end. The log was square sawn at Anton Karlström, Friggards, to a dimension of 55 x 55 cm and a length of 6.5 meters.
Read more about mills on Fårö in: Fårö mills. Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan. Fårö pensioners' association. Visby 1993.
Text: Fårö Hembygdsförening
