page_title: Målselv
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Målselv / Economy
caption_attribution_description: SVERRE STENERSEN: Vant kombinertkonkurransen i Cortina i 1956.
context_page_description: Målselv is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Moen. The main commercial centre of the municipality is the Bardufoss area. Other villages in the municipality include Alappmoen, Fossmoen, Holmen, and Skjold. Besides bordering Sweden to the east and the ocean to the northwest, it borders the municipalities of Balsfjord, Storfjord, Bardu, Sørreisa, and Lenvik.
  The 3,326-square-kilometre municipality is the 11th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Målselv is the 147th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,640. The municipality's population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 2% over the previous 10-year period.
context_section_description: A local newspaper, Nye Troms, covering Målselv, Bardu, and Balsfjord, has its main office in the Olsborg/Moen area. The municipality administration is located at Moen, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Olsborg.
  Further south along European route E6 is the Bardufoss region, which encompasses the local communities Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia, the latter including the Norwegian army's 6th division. Near Andselv is the Bardufoss Airport and the Bardufoss Air Station of the Royal Norwegian Air Force, including the 337th and 339th Air Force helicopter squadrons. Målselv municipality, together with neighbouring Bardu, has the largest concentration of army bases in the country.
  Moving further up the valley, another local community is Rundhaug, and moving eastwards, closer to Øvre Dividal National Park, is the community of Øverbygd, housing two more sub-communities Skjold and Holt. The former also houses the Skjold base for mechanized infantry and combat engineers.
  Tourism is a growing industry in Målselv, with the opening of Målselv Fjellandsby, an alpine ski destination. Målselv is also home to Målselvfossen, Norway's national waterfall and a mecca for salmon fishermen.  Bardufoss concentration camp was located here during World War II.
caption: Sverre Stenersen, 1956
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