Independence Day of Finland
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Independence Day of Finland is the Finnish national holiday celebrated annually on December 6 to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Russia in 1917.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Independence Day of Finland canonical | 6 |
| Finnish Independence Day | 3 |
| Finlands självständighetsdag | 1 |
| Finnish independence | 1 |
| Suomen itsenäisyyspäivä | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2112922 — 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: Independence Day of Finland Context triple: [December, containsHoliday, Independence Day of Finland]
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A.
Independence Day of Estonia
Independence Day of Estonia is the country’s main national holiday, commemorating the declaration of independence from Russia on February 24, 1918, with official ceremonies, speeches, and public celebrations.
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B.
Finnish Declaration of Independence
The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.
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C.
Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
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D.
Memorial Day of the Fallen in Finland
Memorial Day of the Fallen in Finland is a national day of remembrance honoring Finnish soldiers and civilians who died in wars, marked annually with ceremonies, church services, and visits to war memorials.
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E.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
- 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: Independence Day of Finland Target entity description: Independence Day of Finland is the Finnish national holiday celebrated annually on December 6 to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Russia in 1917.
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A.
Independence Day of Estonia
Independence Day of Estonia is the country’s main national holiday, commemorating the declaration of independence from Russia on February 24, 1918, with official ceremonies, speeches, and public celebrations.
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B.
Finnish Declaration of Independence
The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.
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C.
Day of Independence
Day of Independence is the English rendering of "Yom Ha’atzmaut," the national holiday commemorating the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
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D.
Memorial Day of the Fallen in Finland
Memorial Day of the Fallen in Finland is a national day of remembrance honoring Finnish soldiers and civilians who died in wars, marked annually with ceremonies, church services, and visits to war memorials.
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E.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
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public holiday ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Finland
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surface form:
Republic of Finland
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| chronology | follows Finnish Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Finnish Declaration of Independence
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independence of Finland from Russia ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| date | December 6 ⓘ |
| dayInYear | 340 ⓘ |
| flagFlyingDay | yes ⓘ |
| follows | period of autonomy within the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Russian Revolution
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surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
collapse of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
attending church services
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displaying the Finnish flag ⓘ laying wreaths at graves of fallen soldiers ⓘ lighting two candles in windows ⓘ visiting war memorials ⓘ watching the Presidential Independence Day Reception on television ⓘ watching the film "The Unknown Soldier" ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Flag of Finland
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surface form:
Finnish flag
blue and white candles ⓘ |
| inception | 1917 ⓘ |
| isPublicHolidayIn | Finland ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
official flag day
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statutory holiday ⓘ |
| observanceType | patriotic holiday ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Finnish people
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residents of Finland ⓘ |
| officialName |
Independence Day of Finland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Finlands självständighetsdag
Independence Day of Finland self-link ⓘ Independence Day of Finland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Suomen itsenäisyyspäivä
|
| partOf | Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Finnish Civil War
ⓘ
Finnish wars of the 20th century ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Finland
|
| significantEvent | declaration of independence of Finland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917-12-06 ⓘ |
| televisedEvent |
Independence Day parade
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Presidential Independence Day Reception ⓘ |
| theme |
Finnish sovereignty
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national independence ⓘ remembrance of war veterans ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
concerts and cultural events
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military ceremonies ⓘ official speeches ⓘ torchlight processions ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Independence Day of Finland Description of subject: Independence Day of Finland is the Finnish national holiday celebrated annually on December 6 to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Russia in 1917.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Finnish independence
this entity surface form:
Finnish Independence Day
this entity surface form:
Finnish Independence Day
this entity surface form:
Suomen itsenäisyyspäivä
this entity surface form:
Finlands självständighetsdag
this entity surface form:
Finnish Independence Day
Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
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awardedOnOccasion
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Independence Day of Finland
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