Finnish coat of arms

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heraldic emblem national coat of arms

The Finnish coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem of Finland, featuring a crowned lion brandishing a sword amid stylized roses, symbolizing the country's sovereignty and historical identity.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Finland	6
coat of arms of Finland	3
Finnish lion coat of arms	2
Emblem of Finland	1
Finnish coat of arms canonical	1
Finnish coat of arms lion	1
Finnish customs emblem	1
Finnish police emblem	1
arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland	1
state arms of Finland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828396 — 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 coat of arms
Context triple: [Standard of the President of Finland, emblem, Finnish coat of arms]

A. Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
B. Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
C. Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
D. Greater coat of arms of Sweden
The Greater coat of arms of Sweden is the country's most elaborate national emblem, featuring the royal arms with quartered shields, heraldic supporters, and the royal crown, used primarily by the monarch and in high state contexts.
E. Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
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 coat of arms
Target entity description: The Finnish coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem of Finland, featuring a crowned lion brandishing a sword amid stylized roses, symbolizing the country's sovereignty and historical identity.

A. Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
B. Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
C. Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland
The Flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland was the historical banner used during Finland’s period as an autonomous grand duchy under the Russian Empire, featuring heraldic symbols representing Finnish identity and its status within the empire.
D. Greater coat of arms of Sweden
The Greater coat of arms of Sweden is the country's most elaborate national emblem, featuring the royal arms with quartered shields, heraldic supporters, and the royal crown, used primarily by the monarch and in high state contexts.
E. Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces
The Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces is the official military flag of Finland, featuring national symbols that represent the country’s armed services and their authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic emblem ⓘ national coat of arms ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod	Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
associatedWithRuler	John III of Sweden ⓘ
category	Coats of arms of European countries ⓘ National symbols of Finland ⓘ
country	Finland ⓘ
crownRepresents	sovereignty ⓘ
crownType	crown of a sovereign ⓘ
dateOfEarliestKnownUse	late 16th century ⓘ
designStyle	heraldic ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
historicalOrigin	Swedish heraldic tradition ⓘ arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ
holds	raised sword in right forepaw ⓘ
isPartOf	national symbols of Finland ⓘ
legalStatus	protected national emblem of Finland ⓘ
lionColor	gold ⓘ
lionRepresents	power and courage ⓘ
mainCharge	crowned lion ⓘ
regulatedBy	Finnish law ⓘ
relatedSymbol	flag of Finland ⓘ presidential standard of Finland ⓘ linked to: Standard of the President of Finland
roseColor	silver ⓘ
roseCount	9 ⓘ
rosesRepresent	historic provinces of Finland ⓘ
roseType	heraldic roses ⓘ
scriptBlazonLanguage	heraldic blazon ⓘ
swordSymbolism	defence and sovereignty ⓘ
symbolizes	Finland’s martial history ⓘ Finnish national identity ⓘ Finnish sovereignty ⓘ historical ties to Sweden ⓘ
tinctureOfField	gules ⓘ
tinctureOfLion	or ⓘ
tinctureOfRoses	argent ⓘ
tramples	sabre ⓘ
usedBy	Finnish government ⓘ Finnish state authorities ⓘ Republic of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finland
usedOn	Finnish coins ⓘ Finnish diplomatic missions ⓘ Finnish government buildings ⓘ Finnish passports ⓘ official seals of Finland ⓘ
usedSinceAsNationalEmblem	1917 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited