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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Gryllefjord

Gryllefjord 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 0.25-square-kilometre (62-acre) village has a population (2017) of 383 which gives the village a population density of 1,532 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,970/sq mi).

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 4 km (2.5 mi) south, and to the larger community of Finnsnes, about 60 km (37 mi) 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 (as of 2021).