Birkeland, Vestland

Birkeland is a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located just to the north of the village of Storebø, the municipal centre. Birkeland is included in the urban area of Storebø which has a population (2019) of 1,588.
Name.
The village is named after the old "Birkeland" farm (Old Norse: "Birkiland"). The first element is "birki" which means 'birch forest' and the last element is "land" which means 'land' or 'farm'.