Tappara Tampere
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Tappara Tampere is a prominent Finnish professional ice hockey club from Tampere, known as one of the most successful and historically significant teams in the Liiga.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tappara Tampere canonical | 4 |
| Tappara ry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10814561 — 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: Tappara Tampere Context triple: [TPS Turku, hasRival, Tappara Tampere]
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A.
Saimaan Pallo
Saimaan Pallo is a Finnish professional ice hockey club based in Lappeenranta that competes in the country’s top-tier league, Liiga.
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B.
Taipale
Taipale is a locality in Finland historically notable as a major battleground during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Lahti Sports Centre
Lahti Sports Centre is a major Finnish sports complex in Lahti known for its ski jumping hills, cross-country skiing facilities, and hosting international winter sports events.
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D.
Tampere
Tampere is a major industrial and cultural city in southern Finland, historically significant as a key battleground in the Finnish Civil War.
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E.
Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is a district in Jyväskylä, Finland, known for its military air base and role as a key center for the Finnish Air Force.
- 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: Tappara Tampere Target entity description: Tappara Tampere is a prominent Finnish professional ice hockey club from Tampere, known as one of the most successful and historically significant teams in the Liiga.
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A.
Saimaan Pallo
Saimaan Pallo is a Finnish professional ice hockey club based in Lappeenranta that competes in the country’s top-tier league, Liiga.
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B.
Taipale
Taipale is a locality in Finland historically notable as a major battleground during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
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C.
Lahti Sports Centre
Lahti Sports Centre is a major Finnish sports complex in Lahti known for its ski jumping hills, cross-country skiing facilities, and hosting international winter sports events.
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D.
Tampere
Tampere is a major industrial and cultural city in southern Finland, historically significant as a key battleground in the Finnish Civil War.
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E.
Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is a district in Jyväskylä, Finland, known for its military air base and role as a key center for the Finnish Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Liiga team
ⓘ
ice hockey club ⓘ |
| city | Tampere ⓘ |
| competesForTrophy | Kanada-malja ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| formerHomeArena | Hakametsä Ice Hall ⓘ |
| founded | 1955 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Tappara ry
ⓘ
linked to:
Tammerfors Bollklubb
|
| governingSportAssociation | Finnish Ice Hockey Association ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | nationwide in Finland ⓘ |
| hasJuniorProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverageIn | Finnish national media ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Kirvesrinnat ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.tappara.fi/ ⓘ |
| hasProducedNHLPlayers | true ⓘ |
| hasRetiredNumberOfPlayer | Teemu Nurminen (example – verify exact list externally) ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | Ilves ⓘ |
| hasSupportersGroup | Tappara fan clubs ⓘ |
| hasWomenTeam | yes (women’s ice hockey team structure around the club) ⓘ |
| hasWon | Finnish championship titles ⓘ |
| hasWonChampionshipInLeague |
Liiga
ⓘ
linked to:
SM-liiga
|
| hasWonEuropeanClubCompetition | Champions Hockey League titles (verify exact seasons externally) ⓘ |
| homeArena | Nokia Arena ⓘ |
| homeArenaOpened |
Nokia Arena 2021
ⓘ
linked to:
Nokia Arena
|
| homeCityHasDerbyCalled | Tampere derby ⓘ |
| isHistoricallySignificantIn | Finnish ice hockey ⓘ |
| isOneOf | most successful ice hockey clubs in Finland ⓘ |
| languageOfClub | Finnish ⓘ |
| league |
Liiga
ⓘ
linked to:
SM-liiga
|
| location |
Tampere, Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampere
|
| logoMotif | battle axe ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Tappara means battle axe in Finnish
ⓘ
linked to:
Tomahawk axe
|
| notableEra |
1960s dominance in Finnish ice hockey
ⓘ
1980s success in Finnish ice hockey ⓘ 2010s Liiga finals streak ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Finnish Championship (SM-liiga / Liiga)
ⓘ
linked to:
SM-liiga
|
| playsHomeGamesAt |
Nokia Arena, Tampere
ⓘ
linked to:
Nokia Arena
|
| playsSeason | autumn–spring ⓘ |
| predecessor | TBK ⓘ |
| shortName | Tappara ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | TAP ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tappara Tampere Description of subject: Tappara Tampere is a prominent Finnish professional ice hockey club from Tampere, known as one of the most successful and historically significant teams in the Liiga.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.