Gryllefjord

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or 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 km2 village has a population (2023) of 325 and a population density of 1300 PD/km2. 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 south, and to the town of Finnsnes, about 60 km 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).

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