List of Finnish supercentenarians

This is a list of verified Finnish supercentenarians (people from Finland who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been six verified supercentenarians from Finland.[1] The oldest person ever from Finland was Maria Rothovius, who died in 2000, aged 112 years 259 days.[2] As of 14 March 2012, there are no verified living supercentenarians in Finland; the current oldest Finn is an unidentified woman whose age is at least &10000000000000109000000109 years, &1000000000000007500000075 days.[3]

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Finnish supercentenarians

      Deceased (Verified)

Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region or country of birth Region of death
1 Maria Rothovius[2] F 2 October 1887 17 June 2000 112 years, 259 days Uusimaa Pirkanmaa
2 Hilda Häkkinen[2] F 18 February 1894 31 December 2005 111 years, 288 days Southern Ostrobothnia Southern Ostrobothnia
3 Aarne Arvonen[4] M 4 August 1897 1 January 2009 111 years, 150 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
4 Fanny Nyström[2] F 30 September 1878 31 August 1989 110 years, 335 days Finland Proper Finland Proper
5 Anna Hagman[2] F 27 December 1895 18 April 2006 110 years, 112 days Åland Islands Åland Islands
6 Andrei Kuznetsoff[2] M 17 October 1873 31 January 1984 110 years, 106 days Russia[a] Southern Savonia
7 Elsa Tilkanen[2] F 26 September 1896 5 December 2006 110 years, 70 days Finland Proper Finland Proper

a^ Kuznetsoff was born in a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Russia.

Oldest Finnish person by region

This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each region

      Deceased (Verified)

Region Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Åland Islands Anna Hagman[2] F 27 December 1895 18 April 2006 110 years, 112 days
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Eastern Uusimaa
Finland Proper Fanny Nyström[2] F 30 September 1878 31 August 1989 110 years, 335 days
Kainuu
Kymenlaakso
Lapland
North Karelia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Savonia
Ostrobothnia
Päijänne Tavastia
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
South Karelia
Southern Ostrobothnia Hilda Häkkinen[2] F 18 February 1894 31 December 2005 111 years, 288 days
Southern Savonia
Tavastia Proper
Uusimaa Maria Rothovius[2] F 2 October 1887 17 June 2000 112 years, 259 days

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Finland since 2005

      Deceased (Verified)       Living (Verified)

From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Region of death
? 31 December 2005 Hilda Häkkinen F ? – 111 18 February 1894 – 31 December 2005[2]
111 years, 288 days		 Southern Ostrobothnia
31 December 2005 18 April 2006
(108 days)		 Anna Hagman F 110 26 September 1896 – 18 April 2006[2]
110 years, 112 days		 Åland Islands
18 April 2006 5 December 2006
(231 days)		 Elsa Tilkanen F 109 – 110 26 September 1896 – 5 December 2006[2]
110 years, 70 days		 Finland Proper
5 December 2006 1 January 2009
(&100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000002700000027 days)		 Aarne Arvonen M 109 – 111 4 August 1897 – 1 January 2009[4]
111 years, 150 days		 Uusimaa
1 January 2009 10 October 2009
(282 days)		 Viljo Kekola M 107 – 108 1 April 1901 – 10 October 2009
108 years, 192 days		 Southern Ostrobothnia
10 October 2009 28 February 2010
(141 days)		 Jussi Leskinen M 108 1 May 1901 – 28 February 2010
108 years, 303 days		 Southern Savonia
28 February 2010 Present
(&100000000000000020000002 years, &1000000000000001600000016 days)		 Unidentified F 107 – 108* born 1902[3]
age ≥&10000000000000109000000109 years, &1000000000000007500000075 days		 Living in ?

References

  1. ^ GRG Validated Living Supercentenarians As of July 24, 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011. The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) lists persons as living whose age has been validated and who have been confirmed to be alive within the past year.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b Finland Statistics (Finnish)
  4. ^ a b GRG Deaths for 2009 (in Chronological Order) (as of December 24, 2010). Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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