| Official Name: | Åkerby |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Uppsala#Sweden |
| Coordinates: | 60.4192°N 17.7683°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Sweden |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uppland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Uppsala |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tierp |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Åkerby is a small village in Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden.[1] A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to North America in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book Utvandrarna. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish polymath Johannes Bureus was born in Åkerby in 1568.