Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Gryllefjord |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Troms |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Midt-Troms |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Senja Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.25 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 325 |
Population Density Km2: | 1300 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9380 Gryllefjord |
Coordinates: | 69.3628°N 17.0528°W |
Elevation M: | 3 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is a fishing village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the island of Senja, along the Gryllefjorden in the northern part of the municipality. The 0.25km2 village has a population (2023) of 325 and a population density of .[3]
The Andenes–Gryllefjord Ferry, is a car ferry service that runs during the summer to Andenes on the island of Andøya. The village is connected by road to the village of Torsken, about south, and to the town of Finnsnes, about east.
The village was the administrative centre of the old Torsken Municipality which existed until 1 January 2020 when it was merged into Senja Municipality.
There is one nursing home in the village (as of 2021).[4]