Leijonat

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Leijonat is the widely used Finnish nickname for Finland’s men’s national ice hockey team, literally meaning “The Lions.”

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Leijonat canonical 2
Naisleijonat 1
Nuoret Leijonat 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
sports team nickname
associatedWith Finnish Ice Hockey Association
awayJerseyColor white
competition Euro Hockey Tour
IIHF World Championship
Olympic Games ice hockey tournament
country Finland
emblemFeature Finnish lion coat of arms
fanBase Finnish people
gender men’s team
governingBody International Ice Hockey Federation
homeContinent Europe
homeJerseyColor blue
language Finnish
literalMeaning The Lions
nationalSymbolOf Finnish ice hockey
notableRival Canada men’s national ice hockey team
Russia men’s national ice hockey team
Sweden men’s national ice hockey team
refersTo Finland men’s national ice hockey team
regionRepresented Finland
shortName Suomen jääkiekkomaajoukkue
sport ice hockey
symbol lion
teamColors blue
white
teamType senior national team
usedFor Finland national ice hockey team

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Lions nickname Leijonat
Finland women's national ice hockey team nickname Naisleijonat
linked to: Leijonat
Young Lions nickname Nuoret Leijonat
linked to: Leijonat