Kalevi Sorsa
E451329
Kalevi Sorsa was a prominent Finnish Social Democratic politician who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Finland and was a central figure in the country’s postwar political life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalevi Sorsa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4533943 — 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: Kalevi Sorsa Context triple: [Finnish Social Democratic Party, hasNotableFormerLeader, Kalevi Sorsa]
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A.
Hannu Heikkinen
Hannu Heikkinen is a structural engineer known for his work on the design and construction of Toronto City Hall.
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B.
Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Tuomioja is a Finnish politician and long-serving Social Democratic Party member who has held multiple ministerial posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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C.
Bertil Huttunen
Bertil Huttunen was an architect associated with the design of Toronto City Hall.
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D.
Antti Lindtman
Antti Lindtman is a Finnish politician who leads the Social Democratic Party and has served as a prominent member of Finland’s Parliament.
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E.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Hjalmar Siilasvuo was a Finnish general renowned for his leadership in key Winter War battles against the Soviet Union, which made him one of Finland’s most celebrated military commanders.
- 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: Kalevi Sorsa Target entity description: Kalevi Sorsa was a prominent Finnish Social Democratic politician who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Finland and was a central figure in the country’s postwar political life.
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A.
Hannu Heikkinen
Hannu Heikkinen is a structural engineer known for his work on the design and construction of Toronto City Hall.
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B.
Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Tuomioja is a Finnish politician and long-serving Social Democratic Party member who has held multiple ministerial posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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C.
Bertil Huttunen
Bertil Huttunen was an architect associated with the design of Toronto City Hall.
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D.
Antti Lindtman
Antti Lindtman is a Finnish politician who leads the Social Democratic Party and has served as a prominent member of Finland’s Parliament.
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E.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
Hjalmar Siilasvuo was a Finnish general renowned for his leadership in key Winter War battles against the Soviet Union, which made him one of Finland’s most celebrated military commanders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Finnish politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-12-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-01-16 ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Finnish government
|
| familyName | Sorsa ⓘ |
| givenName | Taisto Kalevi ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
politician
ⓘ
statesman ⓘ |
| ideology | social democracy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Social Democratic Party of Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Finnish Social Democratic Party
|
| movement | social democracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the longest-serving Prime Minister of Finland in terms of total time in office
ⓘ
leading multiple coalition governments in Finland ⓘ shaping Finland’s welfare state policies ⓘ |
| notableRole | central figure in Finnish postwar politics ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Prime Minister of Finland (first cabinet)
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Finland (fourth cabinet) ⓘ Prime Minister of Finland (second cabinet) ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister of Finland
Prime Minister of Finland (third cabinet) ⓘ
linked to:
Prime Minister of Finland
|
| participatedIn |
Finnish governments of the 1970s
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Finnish governments of the 1980s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Keuruu, Finland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Helsinki, Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Helsinki
|
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
ⓘ
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland ⓘ Minister of Education of Finland ⓘ Prime Minister of Finland ⓘ Speaker of the Parliament of Finland ⓘ party secretary of the Social Democratic Party of Finland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1975-06-13
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1979-05-26 ⓘ 1983-05-06 ⓘ 1987-04-30 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1972-09-04
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1977-05-15 ⓘ 1982-02-19 ⓘ 1983-05-06 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Helsinki, Finland
ⓘ
linked to:
Helsinki
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalevi Sorsa Description of subject: Kalevi Sorsa was a prominent Finnish Social Democratic politician who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Finland and was a central figure in the country’s postwar political life.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.