Tanem is a village in the municipality of Klæbu in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Nidelva river approximately west of the village and municipal centre of Klæbu. The village has a population (2013) is 1,247. The population density is . Tanem's population has grown the last ten years, with almost a doubling in the number of houses. Most of the residents of Tanem commute to Trondheim to work. The only people who work in Tanem are construction workers, teachers at the Tanem Kindergarten and the Tanem school (ages 6 to 12), some industry workers, and a few farmers.