Hilda Häkkinen
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Hilda Maria Häkkinen (18 February 1894 – 31 December 2005) was a Finnish supercentenarian. She was born in Töysä.
By the time of her death, Häkkinen was the oldest living Finn. She is also the second or third longest-lived Finn ever. Lempi Rothovius lived to 112, and Maria Andersson is rumoured to have been 117, when she died in the 1940s.
Häkkinen claimed she had been born on 18 March, but according to official papers, the correct birthday is 18 February. She spent her last years in the service house Elviira. The President Tarja Halonen was present in her 111th birthday.
Häkkinen's 100th and 109th birthdays were televised.
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