Skjold, Troms


Skjold is a village in Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Skjold is located east of the village of Andselv at the confluence of the Målselva and Fjellfrøselva rivers. The village of Holmen lies just east of Skjold. The village has a population of 303 which gives the village a population density of.
The Skjold army base is located just north of the village of Skjold. It is home to the Brigade Nord of the Norwegian Army.
The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Øverbygd which existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 1964.