Ås

Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an esker, a ridge of sand and gravel.

Ås may also refer to:

People

• Ås (surname)
• Berit Ås (born 1928), a Norwegian politician and Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo
• Olof Ås (1892—1949), a Swedish theater and film actor stage manager
• Peder Ås, a fictional character and placeholder name used in Norwegian legal writings

Places

Finland

• Ås, the Swedish name for the Harju quarter in Helsinki

Norway

• Ås, Akershus, a municipality in Akershus county
• Ås, Agder, a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county
• Ås Station, a railway station on the Østfold Line in Ås, Akershus county
• Ås, Trøndelag, a village in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county

Sweden

• Ås, Nora, a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County
• Ås Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan in Halland
• Ås, Krokom Municipality, a locality in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County

Other

• Ås IF, a Swedish football club located in Ås near Östersund
• Ås Avis, a weekly newspaper in the municipality of Ås, Norway
• Ås, the singular noun for the fabled Norwegian Æsir

See also

• Aas (disambiguation)