Ministry of Defence (Sweden)

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Swedish government agency government ministry

The Ministry of Defence (Sweden) is the Swedish government ministry responsible for national defence policy, the armed forces, and overall military planning and coordination.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of Defence of Sweden	9
Swedish Ministry of Defence	7
Ministry of Defence (Sweden) canonical	3
Försvarsdepartementet	2
Sweden’s Ministry of Defence	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1837285 — 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: Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
Context triple: [Swedish Army, parentOrganization, Ministry of Defence (Sweden)]

A. Ministry of Defence (Norway)
The Ministry of Defence (Norway) is the Norwegian government department responsible for formulating and implementing the country’s defence policy and overseeing its armed forces.
B. Ministry of Defence of Finland
The Ministry of Defence of Finland is the government body responsible for formulating Finland’s defence policy and overseeing the country’s military and national security affairs.
C. Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration is a government agency responsible for procuring, developing, and managing equipment and systems for Sweden’s armed forces.
D. Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Sweden, responsible for the country’s defense, crisis management, and participation in international peacekeeping and security operations.
E. Department of Defence
The Department of Defence is the core administrative arm of the Indian government responsible for formulating and implementing national defence policy and managing the armed forces and related defence affairs.
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: Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
Target entity description: The Ministry of Defence (Sweden) is the Swedish government ministry responsible for national defence policy, the armed forces, and overall military planning and coordination.

A. Ministry of Defence (Norway)
The Ministry of Defence (Norway) is the Norwegian government department responsible for formulating and implementing the country’s defence policy and overseeing its armed forces.
B. Ministry of Defence of Finland
The Ministry of Defence of Finland is the government body responsible for formulating Finland’s defence policy and overseeing the country’s military and national security affairs.
C. Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration is a government agency responsible for procuring, developing, and managing equipment and systems for Sweden’s armed forces.
D. Swedish Armed Forces
The Swedish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Sweden, responsible for the country’s defense, crisis management, and participation in international peacekeeping and security operations.
E. Department of Defence
The Department of Defence is the core administrative arm of the Indian government responsible for formulating and implementing national defence policy and managing the armed forces and related defence affairs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swedish government agency ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden) ⓘ linked to: Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ministry of Finance (Sweden) ⓘ Ministry of Justice (Sweden) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Justice of Sweden
country	Sweden ⓘ
employerOf	civil servants of the Swedish Government Offices ⓘ
governs	civil defence readiness policy in Sweden ⓘ defence budget planning in Sweden ⓘ military readiness policy in Sweden ⓘ strategic defence planning in Sweden ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	FÖD ⓘ
hasMinisterialTitle	Minister for Defence ⓘ
headedBy	Minister for Defence (Sweden) ⓘ linked to: Minister of Defence
jurisdiction	Sweden ⓘ
languageOfName	Swedish ⓘ
locatedIn	Rosenbad area, Stockholm ⓘ
nativeName	Försvarsdepartementet ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
oversees	Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency ⓘ Swedish Coast Guard ⓘ Swedish Defence Materiel Administration ⓘ Swedish Defence Research Agency ⓘ Swedish Fortifications Agency ⓘ linked to: Statens fastighetsverk Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment ⓘ Totalförsvarets rekryteringsmyndighet ⓘ
partOf	Government of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish government
policyArea	civil protection ⓘ defence ⓘ security ⓘ
portfolioIncludes	NATO cooperation issues for Sweden ⓘ civil emergency preparedness ⓘ coast guard affairs ⓘ defence policy ⓘ international defence cooperation ⓘ military procurement policy ⓘ total defence planning ⓘ
responsibleFor	Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ civil defence policy in Sweden ⓘ military coordination in Sweden ⓘ military planning in Sweden ⓘ national defence policy of Sweden ⓘ
seat	Stockholm ⓘ
shortName	Försvarsdepartementet ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence (Sweden)
subordinateTo	Prime Minister of Sweden ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	executive branch ministry ⓘ

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