Flag of Finland
E203336
The Flag of Finland is a blue Nordic cross on a white field, symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow and serving as the national flag of the Republic of Finland.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Finland canonical | 18 |
| flag of Finland | 3 |
| Finnish flag | 2 |
| Flags of Finland | 2 |
| Blue Cross Flag of Finland | 1 |
| Finnish national flag | 1 |
| civil ensign of Finland | 1 |
| civil flag of Finland | 1 |
| national flag of Finland | 1 |
| state flag of Finland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Finland Context triple: [Pohjanmaa-class corvette, flag, Flag of Finland]
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A.
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
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B.
Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
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C.
Flag of Estonia
The Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor of blue, black, and white that symbolizes the country’s sky, soil, and hope for freedom and independence.
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D.
Flag of Åland
The Flag of Åland is a Nordic cross flag featuring a red cross within a yellow cross on a blue field, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish region’s Swedish heritage and maritime identity.
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E.
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of Finland Target entity description: The Flag of Finland is a blue Nordic cross on a white field, symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow and serving as the national flag of the Republic of Finland.
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A.
Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
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B.
Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
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C.
Flag of Estonia
The Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor of blue, black, and white that symbolizes the country’s sky, soil, and hope for freedom and independence.
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D.
Flag of Åland
The Flag of Åland is a Nordic cross flag featuring a red cross within a yellow cross on a blue field, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish region’s Swedish heritage and maritime identity.
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E.
Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nordic cross flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ state symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | 1918-05-29 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Republic of Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Finland
|
| associatedWith |
Finnish culture
ⓘ
Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Europe
ⓘ
National symbols of Finland ⓘ Nordic Cross flags ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| crossColor | blue ⓘ |
| crossOrientation | off-centre toward the hoist ⓘ |
| design | blue Nordic cross on a white field ⓘ |
| designType |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ |
| ensignType |
civil ensign
ⓘ
naval ensign ⓘ state ensign ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| flagDaysInclude |
Finnish presidential elections
ⓘ
Independence Day of Finland ⓘ Midsummer Day in Finland ⓘ
linked to:
Midsummer celebrations
|
| governingLaw |
Finnish Flag Act
ⓘ
Finnish Flag Decree ⓘ
linked to:
Finnish Flag Act
|
| historicalPredecessor |
blue cross flag used by Finnish yacht clubs in the 19th century
ⓘ
flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | independence of Finland in 1917 ⓘ |
| ISO3166CodeOfCountry | FI ⓘ |
| officialName | Siniristilippu ⓘ |
| officialNameInEnglish | Blue Cross Flag ⓘ |
| proportion | 11:18 ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| status | current national flag of Finland ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Nordic cross represents Christianity
ⓘ
blue represents Finland's lakes and sky ⓘ white represents snow ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Finnish Defence Forces
ⓘ
Finnish citizens ⓘ Finnish government ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Finnish ships
ⓘ
official state occasions in Finland ⓘ public buildings in Finland ⓘ |
| usesNordicCross | true ⓘ |
| variant |
naval ensign of Finland
ⓘ
presidential standard of Finland ⓘ
linked to:
Standard of the President of Finland
state flag of Finland with coat of arms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Flag of Finland Description of subject: The Flag of Finland is a blue Nordic cross on a white field, symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow and serving as the national flag of the Republic of Finland.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pohjanmaa-class corvette (under construction)
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
subject linked to:
Nordic cross represents Christianity
subject linked to:
Nordic cross represents Christianity
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland
linked to: Flag of Finland