Aktiebolag (, "
stock company") is the
Swedish term for "
limited company" or "
corporation". When used in company names, it is abbreviated
AB (in
Sweden),
Ab (in
Finland), or
A/B (for some older companies), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations
Ltd and
PLC. The governmental authority responsible for registration of limited companies in Sweden is called
Bolagsverket (the Swedish Companies Registration Office).