Aker may refer to:

Places

* Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Brygge, a business and entertainment area in central Oslo

Organisations and structures

* Aker ASA, a company based in Oslo, Norway, including its subsidiaries ** Aker Solutions, an engineering company (formerly Aker Kværner) **

Aker American Shipping American Shipping Company ASA (), formerly known as Aker American Shipping ASA, is a Norwegian-American shipping and shipyard company and part of the Aker Group. Aker ASA originally owned 53.2% of the company, and in 2008 reduced its ownershi ...

, a bareboat company with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard **

Aker Drilling Aker Drilling, was a Norwegian drilling rig operation company; based in Stavanger, Norway and majority owned by the Aker Group. It was listed on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker - 'AKD'. In October 2011, it was amalgamated into global ope ...

, an oil rig company **

Aker Floating Production Aker Floating Production () is a Norwegian Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel operator. The company is part of the Aker Group with Aker ASA owning 44.27% of the company. It is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The company was found ...

, a company engaged in ship based petroleum production ** Aker Seafoods, a seafood company **

Aker BioMarine Aker BioMarine is a Norwegian fishing and biotech company providing krill products through a fully documented and secured catch and process chain. Based in Oslo, Aker BioMarine is part of the Aker Group and the company also created Eco-Harvestin ...

, a krill harvest and processing company *

Akers mekaniske Verksted Akers mekaniske Verksted (often abbreviated ''Akers mek. Verksted'' or ''Akers Mek.'') was a workshop, later a shipyard which was established in Fossveien by the Aker River in Oslo in 1841. In 1854 the company moved to Holmen on the west side of P ...

, a former shipyard in Oslo * Aker stadion in Molde, Norway *

Aker University Hospital Oslo University Hospital, Aker (also known as Aker Hospital or just Aker) is one of the four main campuses of Oslo University Hospital. It was an independent hospital from 1895 to 2009, under the name Aker Hospital and from 2002 Aker University Ho ...

, a primary hospital in eastern Oslo *

Aker Yards Aker may refer to: Places * Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway * Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality * Aker Br ...

, a European ship yard group *

Old Aker Church Old Aker Church ( no, Gamle Aker kirke) is a medieval era church located in Oslo, Norway. An active parish, the church is the oldest existing building in Oslo. The church is surrounded by Old Aker Cemetery. History Old Aker Church was built as a ...

, a church in Oslo

Other uses

Aker (name) Aker is a Scandinavian, English, and Turkish surname. People with the name include: * Brian Aker (born 1972), American open-source hacker * Jack Aker (born 1940), American baseball player * Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker (1892–1961), Turkish soldier ...

, a surname *

Aker (angel) Aker is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world." The nine angels mentioned are: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Aker, ...

, mentioned only in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra *

Aker (deity) Aker was an ancient Egyptian earth and underworld god. Description Aker was first depicted as the torso of a recumbent lion with a widely opened mouth. Later, he was depicted as two recumbent lion torsos merged with each other and still look ...

, a god in ancient Egyptian mythology * Jason Akermanis, former Australian rules footballer

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