Vienan retki
E441641
Vienan retki was a Finnish military expedition during the Heimosodat aimed at supporting kindred Finnic peoples and expanding Finnish influence into the White Sea Karelia region after World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vienan retki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4468950 — 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: Vienan retki Context triple: [Heimosodat, hasPart, Vienan retki]
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A.
Vitasta
Vitasta is the ancient Sanskrit name for the Jhelum River, a historically significant river of the Kashmir region frequently mentioned in Vedic and classical Indian texts.
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B.
Vauhallan
Vauhallan is a small commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, located in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France.
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C.
Vailima
Vailima is the Samoan estate and former home of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, located near Apia on the island of Upolu.
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D.
Vahka
Vahka was a medieval town that served as an early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
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E.
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is a historical region in northern Latvia known for its rich cultural heritage, forests, and role in the development of Latvian national identity.
- 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: Vienan retki Target entity description: Vienan retki was a Finnish military expedition during the Heimosodat aimed at supporting kindred Finnic peoples and expanding Finnish influence into the White Sea Karelia region after World War I.
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A.
Vitasta
Vitasta is the ancient Sanskrit name for the Jhelum River, a historically significant river of the Kashmir region frequently mentioned in Vedic and classical Indian texts.
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B.
Vauhallan
Vauhallan is a small commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, located in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France.
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C.
Vailima
Vailima is the Samoan estate and former home of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, located near Apia on the island of Upolu.
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D.
Vahka
Vahka was a medieval town that served as an early capital of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
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E.
Vidzeme
Vidzeme is a historical region in northern Latvia known for its rich cultural heritage, forests, and role in the development of Latvian national identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heimosodat campaign
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military expedition ⓘ |
| conflict |
Heimosodat
ⓘ
post–World War I conflicts ⓘ |
| consequence |
strained relations between Finland and Soviet Russia
ⓘ
strengthening of Soviet control in Karelia ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Finnish military history
ⓘ
studies on Heimosodat ⓘ |
| follows | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| goal |
detach White Sea Karelia from Bolshevik Russia
ⓘ
expand Finnish influence in White Sea Karelia ⓘ promote possible annexation to Finland ⓘ support kindred Finnic peoples ⓘ |
| hasCause |
collapse of Imperial Russia
ⓘ
power vacuum in Karelia after World War I ⓘ |
| hasType | offensive operation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of World War I in Northern Europe ⓘ |
| ideologicalBackground |
Greater Finland idea
ⓘ
kindred peoples movement ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Finnish ⓘ |
| location |
Northern Russia
ⓘ
Vienan Karjala ⓘ
linked to:
East Karelia
White Sea Karelia ⓘ |
| militaryCharacter |
cross-border incursion
ⓘ
volunteer-based operation ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Vienan Karjala (White Sea Karelia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Olonets Karelian
|
| opponent |
Bolshevik Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolshevik government of Russia
Red Army units ⓘ |
| participant |
Finnish Army officers
ⓘ
Finnish volunteers ⓘ Karelian local forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish irredentist efforts ⓘ |
| regionConcerned |
Karelia
ⓘ
White Sea region ⓘ
linked to:
White Sea Karelia
|
| relatedTo |
Aunus expedition
ⓘ
Heimosodat ⓘ Petsamo expedition ⓘ |
| result |
failure to permanently annex White Sea Karelia
ⓘ
limited territorial and political gains ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1918
ⓘ
1919 ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Vienan expedition ⓘ |
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Subject: Vienan retki Description of subject: Vienan retki was a Finnish military expedition during the Heimosodat aimed at supporting kindred Finnic peoples and expanding Finnish influence into the White Sea Karelia region after World War I.
Referenced by (1)
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