Suomen sota
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Suomen sota is the Finnish name for the Finnish War (1808–1809), a conflict between Sweden and Russia that led to Finland becoming an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suomen sota canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5686484 — 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: Suomen sota Context triple: [Finnish War, hasFinnishName, Suomen sota]
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A.
Heimosodat
Heimosodat refers to a series of early 20th-century military expeditions and conflicts in which Finnish volunteers sought to support kindred Finnic peoples and expand Finland’s influence in neighboring regions after independence.
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B.
Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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C.
Continuation War
The Continuation War was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, fought alongside Nazi Germany and resulting in significant territorial losses for Finland despite preserving its independence.
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D.
Kansalaissota
Kansalaissota is the Finnish term for the Finnish Civil War of 1918, a brief but brutal conflict between the socialist Reds and the conservative Whites that shaped the newly independent nation’s political future.
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E.
Lapland War
The Lapland War was a World War II–era conflict in northern Finland in 1944–1945, in which Finnish forces fought to expel their former German allies from Lapland under pressure from the Soviet Union.
- 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: Suomen sota Target entity description: Suomen sota is the Finnish name for the Finnish War (1808–1809), a conflict between Sweden and Russia that led to Finland becoming an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire.
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A.
Heimosodat
Heimosodat refers to a series of early 20th-century military expeditions and conflicts in which Finnish volunteers sought to support kindred Finnic peoples and expand Finland’s influence in neighboring regions after independence.
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B.
Winter War
The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.
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C.
Continuation War
The Continuation War was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, fought alongside Nazi Germany and resulting in significant territorial losses for Finland despite preserving its independence.
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D.
Kansalaissota
Kansalaissota is the Finnish term for the Finnish Civil War of 1918, a brief but brutal conflict between the socialist Reds and the conservative Whites that shaped the newly independent nation’s political future.
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E.
Lapland War
The Lapland War was a World War II–era conflict in northern Finland in 1944–1945, in which Finnish forces fought to expel their former German allies from Lapland under pressure from the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ruotsin sota 1808–1809 (in some Finnish historical usage) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Russian desire to force Sweden into the Continental System against Britain
ⓘ
Russo-French agreements at Tilsit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Bogdan von Knorring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buxhoeveden NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Johan Adlercreutz NERFINISHED ⓘ Georg Carl von Döbeln NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan August Sandels NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolay Kamensky NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire
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Sweden ceded Finland to Russia ⓘ |
| createdPoliticalEntity | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1809-09-17 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Swedish constitutional reform of 1809 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Finnish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Finnish literature and national romanticism ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedRegion | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Finnish ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | cession of Finland and Åland Islands to Russia ⓘ |
| location |
Baltic Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Alavo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kuortane NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lappo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lapua NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oravais NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Revolax NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ruona–Salmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Siikajoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
end of Sweden as a major power in Finland
ⓘ
formation of Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| result |
Russian victory
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Swedish defeat ⓘ |
| startDate | 1808-02-21 ⓘ |
| startYear | 1808 ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Fredrikshamn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyDate | 1809-09-17 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Suomen sota Description of subject: Suomen sota is the Finnish name for the Finnish War (1808–1809), a conflict between Sweden and Russia that led to Finland becoming an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire.
Referenced by (1)
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