Silsand

Silsand (Norwegian) or Silsáddu (Northern Sami)^[3] is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the large island of Senja. The 1.07-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2023) of 1,638 and a population density of 1,531 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,970/sq mi).^[1]

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Silsand (Norwegian) Silsáddu (Northern Sami)
Village
View of Silsand with the bridge to Finnsnes
Interactive map of Silsand (Norwegian) Silsáddu (Northern Sami)
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Coordinates: 69°14′19″N 17°56′20″E / 69.23861°N 17.93889°E / 69.23861; 17.93889
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Senja Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,638
• Density	1,531/km2 (3,970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9303 Silsand
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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.