Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an esker, a ridge of sand and gravel. Ås may also refer to:

People

Berit Ås Berit Ås (born ''Skarpaas'', 10 April 1928 in Fredrikstad, Norway) is a Norwegian politician, psychologist, and feminist, who is currently Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo. She was the first leader of the Social ...

(born 1928), a Norwegian politician and Professor Emerita of social psychology at the University of Oslo *

Olof Ås Olof Alvar Hage Ås (21 September 1892 – 4 September 1949) was a Swedish people, Swedish theater and film actor stage manager. Ås was born in Stockholm, and begin his career on the stage. He then began a career in the 1910s as a stage manager. S ...

(1892—1949), a Swedish theater and film actor stage manager *

Peder Ås Peder Ås, previously Peder Aas, is a fictional character and placeholder name used as an example in legal studies in Norway. The character is traditionally associated with the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, where it has occurred on every cand ...

, 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 Ås is a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Engesland, along the Norwegian County Road 405 Norwegian County Road 405 (Fv405) is a Norwegian county road which runs ...

, a village in Birkenes municipality in Agder county *

Ås Station Ås Station ( no, Ås stasjon) is a railway station in Ås, Norway on the Østfold Line. The station was opened on 2 January 1879 and designed by Peter A. Blix in Swiss chalet style. The station was modernized in 1992, when the section betwee ...

, a railway station on the Østfold Line in Ås, Akershus county *

Ås, Trøndelag Ås is the administrative center of the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Nea River , , or is an long river which has runs through the municipalities of Tydal and Selbu in Trøndelag county, ...

, a village in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county

Sweden

Ås, Nora Ås is a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN ...

, a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County *

Ås Abbey Ås Abbey ( da, Ås Kloster; la, Asylum) was a Cistercian monastery situated near the present village of Åskloster about 14 km north of Varberg, in Varberg Municipality. It was located near the mouth of the River Viskan into the Kattegat ...

, a former Cistercian monastery situated near the mouth of the River Viskan in Halland *

Ås, Krokom Municipality Ås (from Old Norse ''áss'' 'ridge') is a locality situated in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's form ...

, a locality in Krokom Municipality, Jämtland County

Other

* Ås IF, a Swedish football club located in Ås near Östersund *''

Ås Avis ''Ås Avis'' (The Ås Gazette) is a weekly newspaper in the municipality of Ås, Norway published by Mediehuset Indre Østfold/Follo, part of Amedia. The first issue was published on May 26, 2006, and the company also began issuing '' Vestby Avis'' ...