Rypefjord is a village in
Hammerfest Municipality in
Finnmark county,
Norway. The village is located just south of the town of
Hammerfest on the western side of the large island of
Kvaløya. Rypefjord was the main population centre of the former municipality of
Sørøysund. Today, Rypefjord is considered a suburb of the town of Hammerfest. Fjordtun
primary school is located in Rypefjord. The village has a population (2013) of 1,893, which gives the village a
population density of .