Målselv (Northern Sami: Málatvuomi suohkan) is a municipality in Troms county, Norway.

The main commercial centre of the municipality is the town of Bardufoss (which includes the neighborhoods of Andselv, Andslimoen, and Heggelia).

[7] On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county.

On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Maalselv, removing the definite form ending -en.

The official blazon is "Vert, a pile wavy argent issuant from base dexter" (Norwegian: I grønt en sølv spiss, skråstilt venstre høyre, dannet ved bølgesnitt).

This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a wavy line rising from the bottom left to the top right.

The wavy line has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used.

The arms are a canting that represent the Målselva river which runs on serpentine-like loops through a fertile valley as it passes through the municipality.

The green color symbolizes the fertile valley and the wavy white or silver line represents the river.

One of the rarest orchids in Europe, Lysiella oligantha (Norwegian: Sibirnattfiol), is found in Målselv.

Øvre Dividal National Park (740 km2 or 290 sq mi) is located in the easternmost part of Målselv, near the border with Sweden.

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Målselv is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four-year terms.

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.

Målselv municipality, together with neighbouring Bardu, has the largest concentration of army bases in the country.

Målselv is also home to Målselvfossen, Norway's national waterfall and a mecca for salmon fishermen.

Arne Berggren established a film production hub, Shuuto Arctic, at FilmCamp Nord, a former military base in Målselv.