Skjervoy (Northern Sami: Skiervva suohkan; Kven: Kieruan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervoy on the island of Skjervoya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and shipbuilding.
The 474-square-kilometre (183 sq mi) municipality is the 212nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skjervoy is the 230th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,927. The municipality's population density is 6.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.6% over the previous 10-year period.
History
Skjervoy Church dates back to 1728 and it is the oldest wooden church in Troms county. The village of Maursund is an old trading post with well-preserved 19th-century houses.