Birkeland may refer to:

Places

  • Birkeland, Agder, the administrative centre of Birkenes municipality in Agder county, Norway
  • Birkeland Church, a church in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway
  • Birkeland, Vestland, a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway
  • Birkeland, another name for Tingvatn, the administrative centre of Hægebostad municipality in Agder county, Norway

People

  • Bjarte Birkeland, a Norwegian literary researcher
  • Eva Birkeland, a Norwegian civil servant
  • Halvor Birkeland, a Norwegian sailor
  • Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian Explorer and auroral scientist, after which is named:
  • Birkeland current, an electric current found in the aurora and space plasmas
  • Birkeland (lunar crater), a lunar impact crater in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon
  • Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland, a Norwegian farmer and politician
  • Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, a Norwegian bishop
  • Rasmus Birkeland, a Norwegian sailor
  • Reidar Birkeland, a Norwegian veterinarian
  • Thøger Birkeland, a Danish teacher and writer
  • Turid Birkeland, a Norwegian politician