Hamina, Finland
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Hamina, Finland is a historic coastal town and port in southeastern Finland known for its star-shaped fortress and role as the site where the Treaty of Fredrikshamn was signed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamina, Finland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6122285 — 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: Hamina, Finland Context triple: [Treaty of Fredrikshamn, locationNow, Hamina, Finland]
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A.
Petsamo, Finland
Petsamo, Finland was a remote Arctic region on the Barents Sea that once provided Finland with its only ice-free ocean port before being ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II.
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B.
Pirkkala, Finland
Pirkkala, Finland is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland, known for its proximity to the city of Tampere and its role as a local residential and transport hub.
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C.
Kärkölä, Finland
Kärkölä, Finland is a small rural municipality in the Päijät-Häme region of southern Finland known as the birthplace of the country’s second president, Lauri Kristian Relander.
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D.
Somero, Finland
Somero is a small town and municipality in southwestern Finland known for its rural landscapes and traditional Finnish countryside culture.
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E.
Hanko, Finland
Hanko, Finland is a coastal town and popular seaside resort on the country’s southernmost tip, known for its beaches, harbors, and historic wooden villas.
- 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: Hamina, Finland Target entity description: Hamina, Finland is a historic coastal town and port in southeastern Finland known for its star-shaped fortress and role as the site where the Treaty of Fredrikshamn was signed.
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A.
Petsamo, Finland
Petsamo, Finland was a remote Arctic region on the Barents Sea that once provided Finland with its only ice-free ocean port before being ceded to the Soviet Union after World War II.
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B.
Pirkkala, Finland
Pirkkala, Finland is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of southern Finland, known for its proximity to the city of Tampere and its role as a local residential and transport hub.
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C.
Kärkölä, Finland
Kärkölä, Finland is a small rural municipality in the Päijät-Häme region of southern Finland known as the birthplace of the country’s second president, Lauri Kristian Relander.
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D.
Somero, Finland
Somero is a small town and municipality in southwestern Finland known for its rural landscapes and traditional Finnish countryside culture.
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E.
Hanko, Finland
Hanko, Finland is a coastal town and popular seaside resort on the country’s southernmost tip, known for its beaches, harbors, and historic wooden villas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port city
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| distanceToHelsinkiKmApprox | 145 ⓘ |
| distanceToRussianBorderKmApprox | 40 ⓘ |
| foundedAsTown | 1653 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
industry
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ port operations ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular square
ⓘ
radial street pattern ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Hamina Bastion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamina Church of St. John NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamina Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamina Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamina Town Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryInstallation | Hamina Garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitarySignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasNameInFinnish | Hamina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInRussian | Гамина NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSwedish | Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of HaminaKotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventSite | Treaty of Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCoastalTown | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Treaty of Fredrikshamn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
circular town plan ⓘ historic fortifications ⓘ role in Russo-Swedish wars ⓘ star-shaped fortress ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kymenlaakso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedPortWith | Kotka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Southern Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Viipuri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationApproximate | 20000 ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | 494 ⓘ |
| receivedTownRights | 1653 ⓘ |
| reFounded | 1723 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| treatySignedHere | Treaty of Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatySignedHereYear | 1809 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hamina, Finland Description of subject: Hamina, Finland is a historic coastal town and port in southeastern Finland known for its star-shaped fortress and role as the site where the Treaty of Fredrikshamn was signed.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.