sällskap

Sällskap is a Swedish noun with several related meanings centered on presence and association. In everyday use it denotes companionship or the act of being in someone’s company. The phrase i gott sällskap translates as in good company and reflects sociability and a pleasant social setting. The word also refers to a group of people gathered for a shared purpose, that is, a social, cultural, scientific, or philanthropic organization. Such a sällskap may meet regularly, organize events, and pursue common interests. In this sense it can appear in formal names, for example as ett sällskap för naturvetenskap or in the titles of clubs and societies. It can also describe any gathering of people who have come together, for example ett sällskap av vänner or ett sällskap som spelade kort.

Grammatical notes: sällskap is a neuter noun (ett sällskap). The plural form is sällskap, used with plural determiner as in flera sällskap deltog or flera sällskap träffades. The term is used across registers, from informal speech to formal institutional names.