Ministry of the Environment (Finland)

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environment ministry government ministry

The Ministry of the Environment of Finland is a government ministry responsible for national environmental policy, nature conservation, climate and energy issues, and land use planning.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ministry of the Environment of Finland	4
Finnish Ministry of the Environment	2
Ministry of the Environment (Finland) canonical	1
Ympäristöministeriö	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3510949 — 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 the Environment (Finland)
Context triple: [Finnish ministries, hasPart, Ministry of the Environment (Finland)]

A. Minister of the Environment of Finland
The Minister of the Environment of Finland is the cabinet-level government official responsible for national environmental policy, nature conservation, and sustainable development issues in Finland.
B. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is Sweden’s national authority responsible for environmental policy implementation, nature conservation, and promoting sustainable development.
C. Federal Ministry of Environment
The Federal Ministry of Environment is Nigeria’s national government body responsible for environmental policy, protection, and sustainable natural resource management.
D. Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
The Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) is the Norwegian government ministry responsible for national policies on climate change, environmental protection, biodiversity, and sustainable resource management.
E. Polish Ministry of the Environment
The Polish Ministry of the Environment is a central government authority responsible for shaping and implementing Poland’s environmental protection, nature conservation, and sustainable resource management policies.
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 the Environment (Finland)
Target entity description: The Ministry of the Environment of Finland is a government ministry responsible for national environmental policy, nature conservation, climate and energy issues, and land use planning.

A. Minister of the Environment of Finland
The Minister of the Environment of Finland is the cabinet-level government official responsible for national environmental policy, nature conservation, and sustainable development issues in Finland.
B. Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is Sweden’s national authority responsible for environmental policy implementation, nature conservation, and promoting sustainable development.
C. Federal Ministry of Environment
The Federal Ministry of Environment is Nigeria’s national government body responsible for environmental policy, protection, and sustainable natural resource management.
D. Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway)
The Ministry of Climate and Environment (Norway) is the Norwegian government ministry responsible for national policies on climate change, environmental protection, biodiversity, and sustainable resource management.
E. Polish Ministry of the Environment
The Polish Ministry of the Environment is a central government authority responsible for shaping and implementing Poland’s environmental protection, nature conservation, and sustainable resource management policies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environment ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
cooperatesWith	European Union institutions ⓘ linked to: European institutions Nordic Council of Ministers ⓘ United Nations environmental bodies ⓘ
country	Finland ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://ym.fi/en ⓘ
headedBy	Minister of the Environment ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finnish government
languageOfWork	Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
locatedIn	Finland ⓘ Helsinki ⓘ Uusimaa ⓘ
nativeName	Ympäristöministeriö ⓘ linked to: Ministry of the Environment (Finland)
oversees	Finnish Environment Institute ⓘ Metsähallitus (nature conservation tasks) ⓘ linked to: Metsähallitus regional Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (environmental tasks) ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finnish government
partOf	Government of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finnish government
policyArea	biodiversity ⓘ building and construction regulation ⓘ circular economy ⓘ climate ⓘ energy ⓘ environment ⓘ environmental impact assessment ⓘ environmental legislation ⓘ land use ⓘ marine environment ⓘ nature protection ⓘ spatial planning ⓘ waste management ⓘ water protection ⓘ
responsibleFor	built environment ⓘ climate policy ⓘ energy issues ⓘ housing policy ⓘ land use planning ⓘ national environmental policy ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ
seat	Helsinki ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	YM ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	central government agency ⓘ

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