Bjerkaker is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Tromsøya. Before 1 July 1955, Bjerkaker was part of the former municipality of Tromsøysund. Each summer, the Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival is held at Telegrafbukta in Bjerkaker.

Bjerkaker
Neighborhood in Tromsø
Bjerkaker Location of the village Show map of Troms og Finnmark Bjerkaker Bjerkaker (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 69°37′56″N 18°55′13″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Tromsø Municipality
Elevation [1]	9 m (30 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9006 Tromsø

In April 2003, about 40 people met up at Bjerkaker school and founded an informal Sør-Tromsøya Borough Council.[2] A list of the members can be found on their Web pages.[3]

The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers between Bjerkaker and Håkøya in 1944.

Media gallery

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  View of Telegrafbukta in southern Bjerkaker
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  Midnight sun over Bjerkaker

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