Finnish National Opera and Ballet

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national cultural institution opera and ballet company

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet is Finland’s premier national institution for opera and ballet, based in Helsinki and known for its major productions and cultural significance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Finnish National Opera and Ballet canonical	6
Finnish National Opera	5
Finnish National Ballet	2
Finnish Opera	1
Suomen Kansallisooppera ja -baletti	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11422377 — 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: Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Context triple: [Töölö, hasLandmark, Finnish National Opera and Ballet]

A. Finnish National Opera Orchestra
The Finnish National Opera Orchestra is the resident professional orchestra of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, performing opera and ballet productions as well as concert repertoire.
B. Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet.
C. Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet is Norway’s premier national institution for opera and ballet, renowned for its world-class productions and resident ensembles based in Oslo.
D. Latvian National Opera
The Latvian National Opera is Latvia’s premier opera and ballet company and a leading cultural institution based in Riga.
E. Norrlandsoperan
Norrlandsoperan is a regional opera and performing arts venue in Umeå, Sweden, known for its opera, music, and dance productions.
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: Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Target entity description: The Finnish National Opera and Ballet is Finland’s premier national institution for opera and ballet, based in Helsinki and known for its major productions and cultural significance.

A. Finnish National Opera Orchestra
The Finnish National Opera Orchestra is the resident professional orchestra of the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, performing opera and ballet productions as well as concert repertoire.
B. Nationale Opera & Ballet
Nationale Opera & Ballet is the leading Dutch institution for opera and ballet performances, based in Amsterdam and home to both Dutch National Opera and Dutch National Ballet.
C. Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet is Norway’s premier national institution for opera and ballet, renowned for its world-class productions and resident ensembles based in Oslo.
D. Latvian National Opera
The Latvian National Opera is Latvia’s premier opera and ballet company and a leading cultural institution based in Riga.
E. Norrlandsoperan
Norrlandsoperan is a regional opera and performing arts venue in Umeå, Sweden, known for its opera, music, and dance productions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national cultural institution ⓘ opera and ballet company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	FNO ⓘ Finnish National Opera ⓘ linked to: Finnish National Opera and Ballet Suomen Kansallisooppera ja -baletti ⓘ linked to: Finnish National Opera and Ballet
country	Finland ⓘ
designatedAsNationalInstitution	1956 ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ ballet company ⓘ chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ technical staff ⓘ
formerName	Domestic Opera ⓘ Finnish Opera ⓘ linked to: Finnish National Opera and Ballet
fundedBy	City of Helsinki ⓘ linked to: Helsinki Government of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finnish government
hasCategory	Ballet companies in Finland ⓘ Culture in Helsinki ⓘ National theatres ⓘ Opera companies in Finland ⓘ
hasEducationalProgram	ballet education ⓘ opera education ⓘ
hasMission	to produce opera and ballet at a national and international level ⓘ
hasPart	Finnish National Ballet ⓘ linked to: Finnish National Opera and Ballet Finnish National Opera ⓘ linked to: Finnish National Opera and Ballet
hasStage	Almi Hall ⓘ main stage ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://oopperabaletti.fi ⓘ
headquarters	Helsinki ⓘ
inception	1911 ⓘ
language	Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
locatedIn	Helsinki ⓘ Helsinki City Centre ⓘ linked to: Helsinki city centre cultural area Southern Finland ⓘ Uusimaa ⓘ
locatedOn	Töölönlahti Bay ⓘ
notableFor	classical ballet repertoire ⓘ large-scale opera productions ⓘ new Finnish ballets ⓘ new Finnish operas ⓘ
numberOfSeats	approximately 1350 ⓘ
operatesInBuilding	Opera House, Helsinki ⓘ
performsGenre	ballet ⓘ contemporary dance ⓘ opera ⓘ
servesAs	Finland’s national ballet company ⓘ Finland’s national opera company ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Töölö → hasLandmark → Finnish National Opera and Ballet ⓘ

Töölönlahti Bay → locatedNear → Finnish National Opera and Ballet ⓘ

Sibelius Academy → collaboratesWith → Finnish National Opera and Ballet ⓘ

Anu Komsi → hasPerformedAt → Finnish National Opera ⓘ