Ås is the Scandinavian language word for an

esker An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Ame ...

, 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, Viken, a municipality in Viken county * Ås, Aust-Agder, a village in Birkenes municipality in Aust-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, Viken 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, about southwest of the village of Østby. Most of the residents of Tydal municipality live in or around th ...

, 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 Ås IF is a Swedish football club located in Ås near Östersund. Background Ås IF currently plays in Division 4 Jämtland/Härjedalen which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Hovängen in Ås. The club ...

, 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