List of Finnish supercentenarians
Finnish supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from Finland who have attained the age of at least 110 years. The oldest person ever from Finland was Maria Rothovius, who died in 2000, aged 112 years 259 days.[1] All Finnish supercentenarians were born at a time when Finland was an autonomous state of the Russian Empire.
Finnish supercentenarians
Deceased Living
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | Birthplace | Place of death or residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Rothovius[1] | F |
2 October 1887 | 17 June 2000 | 112 years, 259 days | Uusimaa | Pirkanmaa |
| 2 | Gunborg Hancock[2] | F |
20 April 1912 | 16 October 2024 | 112 years, 179 days | Uusimaa | Sweden |
| 3 | Suoma Korkee[3] | F |
30 May 1886 | 1 August 1998 | 112 years, 63 days | Satakunta | United States |
| 4 | Hilda Häkkinen[1] | F |
18 March 1894 | 31 December 2005 | 111 years, 288 days | South Ostrobothnia | South Ostrobothnia |
| 5 | Selma Tuominen[4] | F |
19 July 1903 | 12 April 2015 | 111 years, 267 days | Southwest Finland | Southwest Finland |
| 6 | Aarne Arvonen[1] | M |
4 August 1897 | 1 January 2009 | 111 years, 150 days | Uusimaa | Uusimaa |
| 7 | Fanny Nyström[1] | F |
30 September 1878 | 31 August 1989 | 110 years, 335 days | Southwest Finland | Southwest Finland |
| 8 | Sirkka Nieminen[5] | F |
28 April 1912 | 13 January 2023 | 110 years, 260 days | Southwest Finland | Uusimaa |
| 9 | Helvi Kissala[6] | F |
26 October 1913 | 12 June 2024[7] | 110 years, 230 days | Pirkanmaa | Pirkanmaa |
| 10 | Saara Ahonen[8] | F |
24 November 1909 | 29 May 2020 | 110 years, 187 days | Pirkanmaa | Kanta-Häme |
| 11 | Astrid Qvist[9] | F |
6 March 1912 | 18 July 2022[10][11] | 110 years, 134 days | Ostrobothnia | Ostrobothnia |
| 12 | Helfrid Eriksson[12] | F |
23 June 1908 | 23 October 2018 | 110 years, 122 days | Uusimaa | Ostrobothnia |
| 13 | Anna Hagman[1] | F |
27 December 1895 | 18 April 2006 | 110 years, 112 days | Åland | Åland |
| 14 | Elsa Tilkanen[1] | F |
26 September 1896 | 5 December 2006 | 110 years, 70 days | Southwest Finland | Southwest Finland |
| Gunnel Stenbäck[13] | F |
21 September 1914 | 30 November 2024 | Åland | Uusimaa | ||
| 16 | Helvi Kärki[14] | F |
7 December 1906 | 23 January 2017 | 110 years, 47 days | Pirkanmaa | Kanta-Häme |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Epstein, Louis; Young, Robert; Quesada, Miguel; Muir, Mark; Law, Chris; Wikkerink, Marco (1 January 2015). "Table B - Verified Supercentenarians (Ranked By Age)". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ↑ Aamisepp, Mattias (29 April 2023). ""Än finns det krut kvar i kärringen!"" ["There's still gunpowder left in the tank!"] (in Swedish). Tidningen Ångermanland. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "2019 validations". Gerontology Research Group. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ "Turkulainen: Suomen vanhin ihminen kuoli" [Turkulainen: Finland's oldest person died]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ↑ "Sirkka Nieminen". LongeviQuest. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Jokinen, Juha Veli (26 October 2023). "Helvi Kissala täyttää 110 vuotta: "Ei tunnu miltään"" [Helvi Kissala turns 110 years old: "It doesn't feel like anything"]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ↑ Metsälä, Mira (13 June 2024). "Suomen vanhin ihminen Helvi Kissala on kuollut" [The oldest person in Finland, Helvi Kissala, has died]. KMV-lehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Saara Eva Elisabeth Ahonen".
- ↑ "Astrid Qvist on elänyt niin vanhaksi, että sitä vaikea edes käsittää – tänään 110 vuotta täyttävän naisen teoria pitkän ikänsä salaisuudesta yllättää taatusti terveysintoilijat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ Björklund, Sara (20 July 2022). "Nordens äldsta person har dött – Närpesbon Astrid Qvist blev 110 år gammal". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Finlands äldsta, Närpesbon Astrid Qvist dog i måndags – 110-årsdagen firades i mars". Syd-Österbotten (in Finnish). 20 July 2022.
- ↑ Mattila, Sanni (24 October 2018). "Suomen vanhin ihminen Helfrid Eriksson on kuollut 110-vuotiaana" [Oldest person in Finland, Helfrid Eriksson, has died age 110]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ Maglov, Stefan (22 September 2024). "Gunnel Stenbäck, Doyenne of Finland, turns 110". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ↑ Vuorio, Jukka (24 January 2017). "Suomen vanhin ihminen Helvi Kärki kuoli 110 vuoden iässä" [Finland's oldest person, Helvi Kärki, dies at 110]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 December 2018.