Silsand
{{short description|Village in Senja Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Silsand|tag2=se|name2=Silsáddu}}
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Silsand.JPG
|image_caption = View of Silsand with the bridge to Finnsnes
|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
|pushpin_map = Troms#Norway
|pushpin_label = Silsand
|pushpin_label_position = left
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Northern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Troms
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Midt-Troms
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Senja Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|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 = {{coord|69|14|19|N|17|56|20|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 12
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Troms/Lenvik/Silsand/|title=Silsand, Lenvik|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-12-07}}}}
{{native name|no|Silsand}} or {{native name|se|Silsáddu}}{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/200419|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-07-15}} is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the large island of Senja. The {{convert|1.07|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2023) of 1,638 and a population density of {{convert|1531|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2023-12-23|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}
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.