Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Troms#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Silsand |
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: | 1.07 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 1638 |
Population Density Km2: | 1531 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9303 Silsand |
Coordinates: | 69.2386°N 17.9389°W |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
or [2] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the large island of Senja. The 1.07km2 village has a population (2023) of 1,638 and a population density of .[3]
Silsand is now considered a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes, which is located across the Gisundet strait on the mainland. Before the construction of the Gisund Bridge, Silsand consisted of just a few houses. With the construction of the bridge and the change in rural Norwegian demographics, the population has experienced a rapid increase since the early 1980s. Most of the new inhabitants come from other smaller villages in the Midt-Troms area.
Silsand has three schools: Småslettan skole (1-4th grade), Silsand barneskole (5-7th grade) and Silsand ungdomsskole (8-10th grade). FK Senja, a football club, is also based in Silsand, with their home field in the neighboring village of Laukhella. Storevatnet lake is located just northwest of the town.