Aktiebolag

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Aktiebolag (literally, “stock company”) is the Swedish equivalent of the term “corporation”. When used in company names, it is abbreviated “AB” in Sweden and "Ab" in Finland.

Companies on the Swedish stock markets that are public stock are legally denoted as "AB (publ)", though the suffix "(publ)" is not commonly used. The equivalent Swedish language suffix for companies listed on Finnish stock markets is "Abp".

The abbreviation is commonly seen within company names; examples include Lavasoft AB, MySQL AB, and SAAB (Svenska Aeroplan AB).

[edit] See also

Joint Stock Company
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH; limited liability company)
Aktieselskab (the corresponding concept in Denmark)
Public limited company (the corresponding concept in the UK and in Ireland)
S. A. (the corresponding concept in France, Spain and other Romance language countries)
Naamloze Vennootschap (the corresponding concept in the Netherlands)
Osakeyhtiö (the corresponding concept in Finland)
Societas Europaea (the corresponding concept for European companies in the European Union)
Limited liability company