Map of Asker, Norway

Asker is a city in Akershus, Norway, with a population of about 61,906. It lies at 59.8333°N, 10.4372°E. Asker is about 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Drammen, 16 km to the southwest.

Asker at a glance

Where is Asker?

• The 11th largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 5 h 55 min on the shortest day to 18 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Asker

• Drammen — 16 km southwest
• Oslo — 19 km northeast
• Lillestrøm — 37 km east
• Moss — 46 km south
• Tønsberg — 63 km south
• Sarpsborg — 72 km southeast
• Fredrikstad — 74 km south
• Sandefjord — 79 km south
• Skien — 84 km southwest
• Porsgrunn — 89 km southwest

Largest cities in Akershus

• Lillestrøm — 89,684

Largest cities in Norway

• Oslo — 1,082,575
• Bergen — 294,029
• Trondheim — 216,518
• Stavanger — 151,669
• Kristiansand — 117,237
• Drammen — 106,013
• Lillestrøm — 89,684
• Sandnes — 85,386
• Fredrikstad — 83,761
• Sandefjord — 64,345

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.