Birkeland is the administrative centre of Birkenes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern shore of the river Tovdalselva, across the river from the village of Flakk. The Norwegian National Road 41 runs through the village heading southwest towards the neighboring village of Flakksvann. The village is located about northeast of the city of Kristiansand and about northwest of the town of Lillesand.
The village has a population (2025) of and a population density of .
The old Lillesand–Flaksvand Line was a railway line that passed through Birkeland, but it was closed in 1953. The newspaper Birkenesavisa is published in Birkeland. The Southern Norway Folk high school is located in Birkeland and the Birkenes Church is located just south of Birkeland in the small village of Mollestad. The lake Flakksvannet lies just west of the village.
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