Lieutenant General Richard "Riri" Oscar Roger Åkerman (6 July 1898 – 23 June 1981) was a senior Swedish Army officer.

He held various roles, including serving as head of the Air Defense Office and artillery battery commander.

Åkerman joined the Finnish Army during the Winter War and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Upon returning to Sweden, he resumed his military service and held positions such as head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College and commander of the Östgöta Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

He also held leadership positions in various non-military organizations, including the Bromma Air Protection Association and the Swedish Red Cross.

[1] Åkerman was head of the Royal Swedish Army Staff College from 1942 to 1946 and commander of the Östgöta Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Lv 2) from 1946 to 1948.

[4] He was a member and secretary of the Commission concerning the voluntary acquisition of air defense equipment in 1937, of the King in Council and was representative of the executive committee of Sweden's Landstorm Federations Central Association (Sveriges Landstormsföreningars Centralförbunds verkställande utskott) from 1938 to 1942.