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This is a list of Nordic supercentenarians (people from Nordic countries who have reached the age of 110 or over).

So far, the oldest Nordic person ever was Astrid Zachrison (1895–2008) who died in Sweden at the age of 113 yesrs, 0 days, and the oldest Nordic man ever was Aarne Arvonen (1897–2009) who died in Finland at the age of 111 years, 150 days.

List of Nordic supercentenarians

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Country
1 Astrid Zachrison F 15 May 1895 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days SwedenSWE
2 Maria Rothovius F 2 Oct 1887 17 June 2000 112 years, 259 days FinlandFIN
3 Karla Lindholm Jensen F 7 May 1908 10 Dec 2020 112 years, 217 days DenmarkDEN
4 Agnes Bostrom F 29 Apr 1912 16 Nov 2024 112 years, 201 days SwedenSWE
5 Gunborg Hancock F 20 Apr 1912 16 Oct 2024 112 years, 179 days FinlandFINSwedenSWE
6 Elsa Moberg F 30 June 1889 20 Nov 2001 112 years, 143 days SwedenSWE
7 Hulda Johansson F 24 Feb 1882 9 June 1994 112 years, 105 days SwedenSWE
8 Maren Bolette Torp F 21 Dec 1876 20 Feb 1989 112 years, 61 days NorwayNOR
9 Flarid Lagerlund F 8 Feb 1910 9 Apr 2022 112 years, 60 days SwedenSWE
10 Elisabet Ekenaes F 26 Dec 1904 4 Jan 2017 112 years, 9 days NorwayNOR
11 Hilda Haekkinen F 18 Mar 1894 31 Dec 2005 111 years, 288 days FinlandFIN
12 Kirsten Schwalbe F 10 Mar 1914 Living 111 years, 244 days DenmarkDEN
13 Selma Tuominen F 19 July 1903 13 Mar 2015 111 years, 237 days FinlandFIN
14 Ellen Brandenborg F 7 Jan 1906 22 July 2017 111 years, 196 days DenmarkDEN
15 Aarne Arvonen M 4 Aug 1897 1 Jan 2009 111 years, 150 days FinlandFIN
16 Carl Mattsson M 7 Mar 1908 24 July 2019 111 years, 139 days SwedenSWE
17 Anders Engberg M 1 July 1892 6 Nov 2003 111 years, 128 days SwedenSWE
18 Johanne Svensson F 24 Jan 1892 29 May 2003 111 years, 125 days DenmarkDENSwedenSWE
19 Anne Matthiesen F 26 Nov 1884 19 Mar 1996 111 years, 114 days DenmarkDEN
20 Alice Ostlund F 8 Dec 1906 28 Mar 2018 111 years, 110 days SwedenSWE
21 Laura Svehaug F 19 Nov 1886 6 Mar 1998 111 years, 107 days NorwayNOR
22 Karen Jespersen F 5 May 1889 4 Aug 2000 111 years, 91 days DenmarkDEN
23 Wilhelmine Sande F 24 Oct 1874 21 Jan 1986 111 years, 89 days NorwayNORSwedenSWE
24 Ejra Grimstam F 29 June 1912 25 Sep 2023 111 years, 88 days SwedenSWE
25 Ruth Engstrom F 23 Sept 1902 2 Dec 2013 111 years, 70 days SwedenSWE
26 Lina Anundsen F 12 Nov 1914 Living 110 years, 362 days NorwayNOR
Margit Larsen F 12 Nov 1914 Living 110 years, 362 days NorwayNOR
28 Fanny Nystrom F 30 Sept 1878 31 Aug 1989 110 years, 335 days FinlandFIN
29 Nanny Halvardsson F 2 July 1906 26 May 2017 110 years, 328 days SwedenSWE
30 Gudrun Onshuus F 17 July 1899 9 June 2010 110 years, 327 days NorwayNOR
31 Hulda Kaellberg F 16 Jan 1911 18 Nov 2021 110 years, 306 days SwedenSWE
32 Maria Eriksson F 28 Mar 1900 10 Jan 2011 110 years, 288 days SwedenSWE
33 Jenny Karlsson F 17 Oct 1891 13 July 2002 110 years, 269 days SwedenSWE
34 Teresia Lindahl F 10 June 1888 2 Mar 1999 110 years, 265 days SwedenSWE
35 Sirkka Nieminen F 28 Apr 1912 13 Jan 2023 110 years, 260 days FinlandFIN
36 Gudrun Nymoen F 26 Oct 1910 8 July 2021 110 years, 256 days NorwayNOR
37 Karen Egestad F 14 Sept 1908 16 May 2019 110 years, 244 days DenmarkDEN
38 Marie Jensen F 5 June 1904 30 Jan 2015 110 years, 239 days DenmarkDEN
39 Karen Rigmor Moritz F 15 Aug 1913 4 April 2024 110 years, 233 days DenmarkDEN
40 Helvi Kissala F 26 Oct 1913 12 June 2024 110 years, 230 days FinlandFIN
41 Signe Lundqvist F 9 Feb 1910 23 Sept 2020 110 years, 227 days SwedenSWE
42 Helene Nilsen F 7 Apr 1901 31 Oct 2011 110 years, 207 days NorwayNOR
43 Saara Ahonen F 24 Nov 1909 29 May 2020 110 years, 187 days FinlandFIN
44 Olav Hovatn M 23 Oct 1892 26 Apr 2003 110 years, 185 days NorwayNOR
45 Elvira Larsson F 27 July 1908 16 Jan 2019 110 years, 173 days SwedenSWE
46 Ingeborg Mestad F 15 Dec 1899 5 June 2010 110 years, 172 days NorwayNOR
47 Ellen Johansson F 23 Jan 1887 6 July 1997 110 years, 164 days SwedenSWE
48 Elin Karlsson F 21 Apr 1900 27 Sept 2010 110 years, 159 days SwedenSWE
49 Marta Mattsson F 20 Sept 1906 18 Feb 2017 110 years, 151 days SwedenSWE
50 Marie Andersen F 29 Sept 1909 16 Feb 2020 110 years, 140 days NorwayNOR
51 Signe Hoejer F 1 Nov 1905 18 Mar 2016 110 years, 138 days DenmarkDEN
52 Astrid Qvist F 6 Mar 1912 18 July 2022 110 years, 134 days FinlandFIN
53 Annie Sjostrom F 19 Dec 1914 23 Apr 2025 110 years, 125 days SwedenSWE
54 Helfrid Eriksson F 23 June 1908 23 Oct 2018 110 years, 122 days FinlandFIN
55 Hanna Eriksson F 26 Feb 1891 26 June 2001 110 years, 120 days SwedenSWE
56 Anna Hagman F 27 Dec 1895 18 Apr 2006 110 years, 112 days Aland Islands (Finland)ALA,FinlandFIN
57 Sanny Mattson F 17 Feb 1914 6 Jun 2024 110 years, 111 days SwedenSWE
58 Andrei Kuznetsoff M 17 Oct 1873 31 Jan 1984 110 years, 106 days RussiaRUSFinlandFIN
59 Agnes From Steenstrup F 24 Nov 1903 1 Mar 2014 110 years, 97 days DenmarkDEN
60 Borghild Nilsen F 2 Dec 1893 3 Mar 2004 110 years, 92 days NorwayNOR
61 Jens Peter Westergaard M 26 Apr 1914 23 July 2024 110 years, 88 days DenmarkDEN
62 Hulda Carlsson F 2 Feb 1898 22 Apr 2008 110 years, 80 days SwedenSWE
63 Hertha Akerlind F 28 Apr 1908 10 July 2018 110 years, 73 days SwedenSWE
64 Jenny Lindefjeld F 17 Apr 1905 28 June 2015 110 years, 72 days NorwayNOR
65 Elsa Tilkanen F 26 Sept 1896 5 Dec 2006 110 years, 70 days FinlandFIN
Gunnel Stenback F 21 Sep 1914 30 Nov 2024 110 years, 70 days FinlandFIN
67 Karen Svisdal F 16 Dec 1889 23 Feb 2000 110 years, 69 days NorwayNOR
68 Kristianna Ullaland F 2 Dec 1878 26 Jan 1989 110 years, 55 days NorwayNOR
69 Gulli Bergendahl F 10 Dec 1904 3 Feb 2015 110 years, 55 days SwedenSWE
70 Petra Hogetveit F 3 Apr 1910 23 May 2020 110 years, 50 days NorwayNOR
71 Helvi Karki F 7 Dec 1906 23 Jan 2017 110 years, 47 days FinlandFIN
72 Gerda Muf F 16 Mar 1906 29 Apr 2016 110 years, 44 days DenmarkDEN
73 Harriet Holm F 13 Nov 1893 22 Dec 2003 110 years, 39 days NorwayNOR
74 Aslaug Thoresen F 24 July 1915 22 Aug 2025 110 years, 29 days NorwayNOR
75 Edna Ellynore Gundersen (Nunna Moum) F 10 Oct 1915 Living 110 years, 30 days NorwayNOR
76 Aasne Hustveit F 2 Dec 1879 17 Dec 1989 110 years, 15 days NorwayNOR
77 Hilda Grahn F 10 June 1888 24 June 1998 110 years, 14 days SwedenSWE
78 Karin Larsson F 17 May 1904 24 May 2014 110 years, 7 days SwedenSWE
79 Ingrid Svensson F 23 Feb 1912 2 Mar 2022 110 years, 7 days SwedenSWE
80 Lydia Aslund F 14 Nov 1902 19 Nov 2012 110 years, 5 days SwedenSWE

Nordic emigrant supercentenarians

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Countries
1 Christian Mortensen M 16 Aug 1882 25 Apr 1998 115 years, 252 days DenmarkDENUnited StatesUSA
2 Esther Ecklund F 28 Oct 1901 12 Mar 2014 112 years, 135 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA
3 Suoma Korkee F 30 May 1886 1 Aug 1998 112 years, 63 days FinlandFINUnited StatesUSA
4 Herman Smith-Johannsen M 15 June 1875 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days NorwayNORCanadaCAN[notes 1]
5 Anna Nielsen F 2 Apr 1904 19 June 2015 111 years, 78 days DenmarkDENCanadaCAN
6 Julia Lyng F 22 Dec 1878 26 Feb 1990 111 years, 66 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
7 Gunhild Foerster F 28 Dec 1893 4 Feb 2005 111 years, 38 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
8 Nels Berger M 20 Oct 1885 22 Sept 1996 110 years, 338 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
9 Conrad Johnson M 19 Jan 1904 23 Dec 2014 110 years, 338 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA
10 Agnes Sultan F 15 Dec 1889 4 Sept 2000 110 years, 264 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA
11 Anna Swenson F 5 Oct 1860 18 June 1971 110 years, 256 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
12 Olga Nyman F 4 Apr 1886 15 Dec 1996 110 years, 255 days SwedenSWECanadaCAN
13 Bertha Wallin F 13 Jan 1874 5 Aug 1984 110 years, 205 days DenmarkDENUnited StatesUSA
14 Helga Samuelsen F 26 June 1914 14 Dec 2024 110 years, 171 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
15 Velgjer Svien F 10 Oct 1842 23 Jan 1953 110 years, 105 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
16 Ingemund Peterson M 6 June 1894 21 Aug 2004 110 years, 76 days NorwayNORUnited StatesUSA
17 Olga Johnson F 31 Aug 1889 31 Oct 1999 110 years, 61 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA
18 Ulla Lund F 25 July 1907 23 Aug 2017 110 years, 29 days DenmarkDENUnited StatesUSA
19 Anna Silverdahl F 30 Apr 1891 24 May 2001 110 years, 24 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA
20 Gerda Morton F 11 Jan 1890 29 Jan 2000 110 years, 18 days SwedenSWEUnited StatesUSA

Chronological list of the oldest living Nordic person since 1957

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
? 7 Jan 1957 Mathias Hansen Saether M ?–108 21 Oct 1848 – 7 Jan 1957
108 years, 78 days
NorwayNOR
7 Jan 1957 19 July 1958
(1 yr, 193 days)
Vilhelmine Olsen F 106–108 22 Mar 1850 – 19 July 1958
108 years, 119 days
NorwayNOR
19 July 1958 24 Nov 1959
(1 yr, 128 days)
Marie Olsen F 108–109 1 May 1850 – 24 Nov 1959
109 years, 207 days
NorwayNOR
24 Nov 1959 11 Mar 1960
(108 days)
Maren Hansen F 106–107 16 Dec 1852 – 11 Mar 1960
107 years, 86 days
DenmarkDEN
11 Mar 1960 24 June 1960
(105 days)
Gjertrud Aas F 106 8 July 1853 – 24 June 1960
106 years, 352 days
NorwayNOR
24 June 1960 17 Feb 1963
(2 yrs, 238 days)
Lovisa Svensson F 106–109 20 Nov 1853 – 17 Feb 1963
109 years, 89 days
SwedenSWE
17 Feb 1963 2 May 1964
(1 yr, 75 days)
Ellen J Hoddoe F 107–108 11 Dec 1855 – 2 May 1964
108 years, 143 days
NorwayNOR
2 May 1964 19 Dec 1964
(231 days)
Agnes Bruun F 107–108 20 Aug 1856 – 19 Dec 1964
108 years, 121 days
DenmarkDEN
19 Dec 1964 10 June 1966
(1 yr, 173 days)
Beret Esp F 107–108 10 July 1857 – 10 June 1966
108 years, 335 days
NorwayNOR
10 June 1966 2 Feb 1968
(1 yr, 237 days)
Kristine Fredriksen F 105–107 17 Aug 1860 – 2 Feb 1968
107 years, 169 days
NorwayNOR
2 Feb 1968 31 Mar 1969
(1 yr, 57 days)
Charlotta Johansson F 106–107 30 Aug 1861 – 31 Mar 1969
107 years, 212 days
SwedenSWE
31 Mar 1969 14 Apr 1969
(14 days)
Ingeborg Time F 105–106 1 Apr 1863 – 14 Apr 1969
106 years, 13 days
NorwayNOR
14 Apr 1969 21 Mar 1970
(341 days)
Andreas M Hansen M 105–106 1 Sept 1863 – 21 Mar 1970
106 years, 201 days
DenmarkDEN
21 Mar 1970 13 Feb 1972
(1 yr, 329 days)
Ane Marie Johansen F 106–107 9 Mar 1864 – 13 Feb 1972
107 years, 341 days
DenmarkDEN
13 Feb 1972 23 Feb 1975
(3 yrs, 10 days)
Anna Matilda Johansson F 106–109 21 Nov 1865 – 23 Feb 1975
109 years, 94 days
SwedenSWE
23 Feb 1975 13 Sept 1976
(1 yr, 203 days)
Johannes W Hansen M 107–109 10 Apr 1867 – 13 Sept 1976
109 years, 156 days
DenmarkDEN
13 Sept 1976 25 May 1977
(254 days)
Clara Hedwin F 107–108 16 Jan 1869 – 25 May 1977
108 years, 129 days
SwedenSWE
25 May 1977 11 June 1977
(17 days)
Andrea Pedersen F 107 31 Mar 1870 – 11 June 1977
107 years, 72 days
DenmarkDEN
11 June 1977 24 Aug 1977
(74 days)
Hulda Lie F 107 4 May 1870 – 24 Aug 1977
107 years, 112 days
NorwayNOR
24 Aug 1977 1 May 1978
(250 days)
Anna Wetterhall F 106–107 11 Oct 1870 – 1 May 1978
107 years, 202 days
SwedenSWE
1 May 1978 3 July 1978
(63 days)
Alfred Lagerstroem M 107 23 Mar 1871 – 3 July 1978
107 years, 102 days
SwedenSWE
3 July 1978 25 July 1978
(22 days)
Anna Persson F 106 4 Aug 1871 – 25 July 1978
106 years, 355 days
SwedenSWE
25 July 1978 30 Aug 1978
(36 days)
Ludvig Froeysland M 106 17 Nov 1871 – 30 Aug 1978
106 years, 286 days
NorwayNOR
30 Aug 1978 19 Sept 1979
(1 yr, 20 days)
Karl Ljungberg M 106–107 20 Dec 1871 – 19 Sept 1979
107 years, 273 days
SwedenSWE
18 Mar 1981
(2 yrs, 200 days)
Carolina Nilsson F 106–109 20 Dec 1871 – 18 Mar 1981
109 years, 88 days
SwedenSWE
18 Mar 1981 30 Mar 1982
(1 yr, 12 days)
Julia Karlsson F 108–109 11 Apr 1872 – 30 Mar 1982
109 years, 353 days
SwedenSWE
30 Mar 1982 31 Jan 1984
(1 yr, 307 days)
Andrei Kuznetsoff M 108–110 17 Oct 1873 – 31 Jan 1984
110 years, 106 days
FinlandFIN
30 Mar 1982 21 Jan 1986
(3 yrs, 297 days)
Wilhelmine Sande F 107–111 24 Oct 1874 – 21 Jan 1986
111 years, 89 days
SwedenSWE
21 Jan 1986
 (19 Sept 1986)
5 Jan 1987
(349 days)
Herman Smith-Johannsen M 110–111 15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987
111 years, 204 days
NorwayNOR
 (21 Jan 1986)
 5 Jan 1987
20 Feb 1989
(2 yrs, 46 days)
Maren Bolette Torp F 110–112 21 Dec 1876 – 20 Feb 1989
112 years, 61 days
NorwayNOR
20 Feb 1989 31 Aug 1989
(192 days)
Fanny Nystroem F 110 30 Sept 1878 – 31 Aug 1989
110 years, 335 days
FinlandFIN
31 Aug 1989 17 Dec 1989
(108 days)
Aasne Hustveit F 109–110 2 Dec 1879 – 17 Dec 1989
110 years, 15 days
NorwayNOR
17 Dec 1989 28 Apr 1990
(132 days)
Ida Virenius F 108–109 7 Apr 1881 – 28 Apr 1990
109 years, 21 days
FinlandFIN
28 Apr 1990 21 Oct 1990
(176 days)
Alfrida Engblom F 108 11 Nov 1881 – 21 Oct 1990
108 years, 344 days
SwedenSWE
21 Oct 1990 9 June 1994
(3 yrs, 231 days)
Hulda Johansson F 108–112 24 Feb 1882 – 9 June 1994
112 years, 105 days
SwedenSWE
9 June 1994 19 Mar 1996
(1 yr, 284 days)
Anne Matthiesen F 109–111 26 Nov 1884 – 19 Mar 1996
111 years, 114 days
DenmarkDEN
19 Mar 1996 6 Mar 1998
(1 yr, 353 days)
Laura Svehaug F 109–111 19 Nov 1886 – 6 Mar 1998
111 years, 107 days
NorwayNOR
6 Mar 1998 17 June 2000
(2 yrs, 103 days)
Maria Rothovius F 110–112 2 Oct 1887 – 17 June 2000
112 years, 259 days
FinlandFIN
17 June 2000 4 Aug 2000
(48 days)
Karen Jespersen F 111 5 May 1889 – 4 Aug 2000
111 years, 91 days
DenmarkDEN
4 Aug 2000 20 Nov 2001
(1 yr, 108 days)
Elsa Moberg F 111–112 30 June 1889 – 20 Nov 2001
112 years, 143 days
SwedenSWE
20 Nov 2001 13 July 2002
(235 days)
Jenny Karlsson F 110 17 Oct 1891 – 13 July 2002
110 years, 269 days
SwedenSWE
13 July 2002 29 May 2003
(320 days)
Johanne Svensson F 110–111 24 Jan 1892 – 29 May 2003
111 years, 125 days
SwedenSWE
29 May 2003 6 Nov 2003
(161 days)
Anders Engberg M 110–111 1 July 1892 – 6 Nov 2003
111 years, 128 days
SwedenSWE
6 Nov 2003 22 Dec 2003
(46 days)
Harriet Holm F 109–110 13 Nov 1893 – 22 Dec 2003
110 years, 39 days
NorwayNOR
22 Dec 2003 3 Mar 2004
(72 days)
Borghild Nilsen F 110 2 Dec 1893 – 3 Mar 2004
110 years, 92 days
NorwayNOR
3 Mar 2004 31 Dec 2005
(1 yr, 303 days)
Hilda Haekkinen F 109–111 18 Mar 1894 – 31 Dec 2005
111 years, 288 days
FinlandFIN
31 Dec 2005 15 May 2008
(2 yrs, 136 days)
Astrid Zachrison F 110–113 15 May 1895 – 15 May 2008
113 years, 0 days
SwedenSWE
15 May 2008 1 Jan 2009
(231 days)
Aarne Arvonen M 110–111 4 Aug 1897 – 1 Jan 2009
111 years, 150 days
FinlandFIN
1 Jan 2009 9 Apr 2009
(98 days)
Jenny Hanssen F 109 30 Apr 1899 – 9 Apr 2009
109 years, 344 days
NorwayNOR
9 Apr 2009 9 June 2010
(1 yr, 61 days)
Gudrun Onshuus F 109–110 17 July 1899 – 9 June 2010
110 years, 327 days
NorwayNOR
9 Jun 2010 10 Jan 2011
(215 days)
Maria Eriksson F 110 28 Mar 1900 – 10 Jan 2011
110 years, 288 days
SwedenSWE
10 Jan 2011 31 Oct 2011
(294 days)
Helene Nilsen F 109–110 7 Apr 1901 – 31 Oct 2011
110 years, 207 days
NorwayNOR
31 Oct 2011 21 Apr 2012
(173 days)
Kristi Oektedalen F 109 29 June 1902 – 21 Apr 2012
109 years, 297 days
NorwayNOR
21 Apr 2012 2 Dec 2013
(1 yr, 225 days)
Ruth Engstroem F 109–111 23 Sept 1902 – 2 Dec 2013
111 years, 70 days
SwedenSWE
2 Dec 2013 13 Mar 2015
(1 yr, 101 days)
Selma Tuominen F 110–111 19 July 1903 – 13 Mar 2015
111 years, 237 days
FinlandFIN
13 Mar 2015 4 Jan 2017
(1 yr, 297 days)
Elisabet Ekenaes F 110–112 26 Dec 1904 – 4 Jan 2017
112 years, 9 days
NorwayNOR
4 Jan 2017 22 July 2017
(199 days)
Ellen Brandenborg F 110–111 7 Jan 1906 – 22 July 2017
111 years, 196 days
DenmarkDEN
22 July 2017 28 Mar 2018
(249 days)
Alice Ostlund F 110–111 8 Dec 1906 – 28 Mar 2018
111 years, 110 days
SwedenSWE
28 Mar 2018 24 July 2019
(1 yr, 118 days)
Carl Mattsson M 110–111 7 Mar 1908 – 24 July 2019
111 years, 139 days
SwedenSWE
24 July 2019 10 Dec 2020
(1 yr, 139 days)
Karla Lindholm Jensen F 111–112 7 May 1908 – 10 Dec 2020
112 years, 217 days
DenmarkDEN
10 Dec 2020 9 Apr 2022
(1 yr, 120 days)
Flarid Lagerlund F 110–112 8 Feb 1910 – 9 Apr 2022
112 years, 60 days
SwedenSWE
9 Apr 2022 18 July 2022
(100 days)
Astrid Qvist F 110 6 Mar 1912 – 18 July 2022
110 years, 134 days
FinlandFIN
18 July 2022 16 Oct 2024
(2 years,90 days)
Gunborg Hancock F 110–112 20 Apr 1912 - 16 Oct 2024
112 years, 179 days
SwedenSWE
16 Oct 2024 16 Nov 2024
(31 days)
Agnes Bostrom F 112 29 Apr 1912 - 16 Nov 2024
112 years, 201 days
SwedenSWE
16 Nov 2024 Present
(0 years, 358 days)
Kirsten Schwalbe F 110-111* Born 10 March 1914
111 years, 244 days
Living in
DenmarkDEN

Chronological list of the oldest living Nordic man since 1967

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Country
of death
? 26 Jan 1967 Erik O Berg ?–105 11 Dec 1861 – 26 Jan 1967
105 years, 46 days
NorwayNOR
26 Jan 1967 14 May 1967
(108 days)
Johan Jonsson 104–105 2 Feb 1862 – 14 May 1967
105 years, 101 days
SwedenSWE
14 May 1967 13 Jan 1968
(244 days)
Oscar Elfstroem 105 11 Feb 1862 – 13 Jan 1968
105 years, 336 days
SwedenSWE
13 Jan 1968 13 Feb 1969
(1 yr, 31 days)
Kleng Skeie 104–105 3 Apr 1863 – 13 Feb 1969
105 years, 316 days
NorwayNOR
13 Feb 1969 21 Mar 1970
(1 yr, 36 days)
Andreas M Hansen 105–106 1 Sept 1863 – 21 Mar 1970
106 years, 201 days
DenmarkDEN
21 Mar 1970 28 Aug 1971
(1 yr, 160 days)
Wilhelm Pedersen 105–106 21 Feb 1865 – 28 Aug 1971
106 years, 188 days
NorwayNOR
28 Aug 1971 28 May 1972
(274 days)
Marcel Richter 105–106 2 Jan 1866 – 28 May 1972
106 years, 147 days
SwedenSWE
28 May 1972 9 Oct 1972
(134 days)
Henrik Maeland 105 5 Dec 1866 – 9 Oct 1972
105 years, 309 days
NorwayNOR
9 Oct 1972 12 Dec 1973
(1 yr, 64 days)
Henning Johansson 105–106 1 Feb 1867 – 12 Dec 1973
106 years, 314 days
SwedenSWE
12 Dec 1973 13 Sept 1976
(2 yrs, 276 days)
Johannes W Hansen 106–109 10 Apr 1867 – 13 Sept 1976
109 years, 156 days
DenmarkDEN
13 Sept 1976 31 Oct 1976
(48 days)
Isak Aarhus 105 18 Jan 1871 – 31 Oct 1976
105 years, 287 days
NorwayNOR
31 Oct 1976 3 July 1978
(1 yr, 245 days)
Alfred Lagerstroem 105–107 23 Mar 1871 – 3 July 1978
107 years, 102 days
SwedenSWE
3 July 1978 30 Aug 1978
(58 days)
Ludvig Froeysland 106 17 Nov 1871 – 30 Aug 1978
106 years, 286 days
NorwayNOR
30 Aug 1978 19 Sept 1979
(1 yr, 20 days)
Karl Ljungberg 106–107 20 Dec 1871 – 19 Sept 1979
107 years, 273 days
SwedenSWE
19 Sept 1979 28 Feb 1981
(1 yr, 162 days)
Ingebrigt Johansen 106–107 3 Apr 1873 – 28 Feb 1981
107 years, 331 days
NorwayNOR
28 Feb 1981 31 Jan 1984
(2 yrs, 337 days)
Andrei Kuznetsoff 107–110 17 Oct 1873 – 31 Jan 1984
110 years, 106 days
FinlandFIN
28 Feb 1981 26 Jan 1983
(1 yr, 332 days)
Anton Jakobsen 106–108 13 Dec 1874 – 26 Jan 1983
108 years, 44 days
NorwayNOR
26 Jan 1983
 (19 Sep 1986)
5 Jan 1987
(3 yrs, 344 days)
Herman Smith-Johannsen 107–111 15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987
111 years, 204 days
NorwayNOR
26 Jan 1983 7 Dec 1983 Albin Bern 105–106 2 May 1877 – 7 Dec 1983
106 years, 219 days
SwedenSWE
7 Dec 1983 10 Jan 1986 Mons Fromreide 106–108 30 Oct 1877 – 10 Jan 1986
108 years, 72 days
NorwayNOR
 (10 Jan 1986)
5 Jan 1987
2 Nov 1987
(301 days)
Petter Iversen 108–109 13 Aug 1878 – 2 Nov 1987
109 years, 81 days
NorwayNOR
2 Nov 1987 28 May 1988
(208 days)
Johannes Hansen 108 28 July 1879 – 28 May 1988
108 years, 305 days
DenmarkDEN
28 May 1988 27 Aug 1988
(91 days)
Oskar Larsson 107 28 Nov 1880 – 27 Aug 1988
107 years, 273 days
SwedenSWE
27 Aug 1988 19 Dec 1989
(1 yr, 114 days)
Erik Arnegaard 106–107 25 Mar 1882 – 19 Dec 1989
107 years, 269 days
NorwayNOR
19 Dec 1989 20 Dec 1989
(1 day)
Alfred Nilsson 106 20 Feb 1883 – 20 Dec 1989
106 years, 303 days
SwedenSWE
20 Dec 1989 5 July 1993
(3 yrs, 197 days)
Nikolaus Henriksson 106–109 11 Nov 1883 – 5 July 1993
109 years, 236 days
SwedenSWE
5 July 1993 3 Apr 1994
(272 days)
Oskar Pettersson 107–108 9 Sept 1885 – 3 Apr 1994
108 years, 206 days
SwedenSWE
3 Apr 1994 11 Apr 1995
(1 yr, 8 days)
Egard Andersson 107–108 9 Jan 1887 – 11 Apr 1995
108 years, 92 days
SwedenSWE
11 Apr 1995 22 Apr 1995
(11 days)
Arne Olaisen 106 19 Oct 1888 – 22 Apr 1995
106 years, 185 days
NorwayNOR
22 Apr 1995 16 Jan 1998
(2 yrs, 269 days)
Severin K Fosse 106–108 15 Feb 1889 – 16 Jan 1998
108 years, 335 days
NorwayNOR
16 Jan 1998 12 June 1998
(147 days)
Amund Vermedal 108 4 Dec 1889 – 12 June 1998
108 years, 190 days
NorwayNOR
12 Jun 1998 17 Jan 1999
(219 days)
Carl Silius Moeller 107–108 12 Oct 1890 – 17 Jan 1999
108 years, 97 days
DenmarkDEN
17 Jan 1999 25 Oct 1999
(281 days)
Nils Elowsson 108–109 23 Oct 1890 – 25 Oct 1999
109 years, 2 days
SwedenSWE
25 Oct 1999 6 Aug 2001
(1 yr, 285 days)
Nils Sundberg 107–109 23 Mar 1892 – 6 Aug 2001
109 years, 136 days
SwedenSWE
6 Aug 2001 6 Nov 2003
(2 yrs, 92 days)
Anders Engberg 109–111 1 July 1892 – 6 Nov 2003
111 years, 128 days
SwedenSWE
6 Nov 2003 16 Aug 2005
(1 yr, 283 days)
Vaino Hanhijoki 107–109 6 June 1896 – 16 Aug 2005
109 years, 71 days
FinlandFIN
16 Aug 2005 1 Jan 2009
(3 yrs, 138 days)
Aarne Arvonen 108–111 4 Aug 1897 – 1 Jan 2009
111 years, 150 days
FinlandFIN
1 Jan 2009 18 Apr 2010
(1 yr, 107 days)
Joergen Rustad 108–109 12 Aug 1900 – 18 Apr 2010
109 years, 249 days
NorwayNOR
18 Apr 2010 30 Sept 2010
(165 days)
Helge Fjeldstad 107 7 Oct 1902 – 30 Sept 2010
107 years, 358 days
NorwayNOR
30 Sept 2010 8 Dec 2010
(69 days)
Nils Fritiof 107–108 2 Nov 1902 – 8 Dec 2010
108 years, 36 days
SwedenSWE
8 Dec 2010 13 June 2012
(1 yr, 188 days)
Sven Hedberg 106–108 13 Dec 1903 – 13 June 2012
108 years, 183 days
SwedenSWE
13 June 2012 6 Feb 2013
(238 days)
Aage Nielsen 107–108 29 Nov 1904 – 6 Feb 2013
108 years, 69 days
DenmarkDEN
6 Feb 2013 8 Dec 2014
(1 yr, 305 days)
Eric Andersson 107–109 28 Oct 1905 – 8 Dec 2014
109 years, 42 days
SwedenSWE
8 Dec 2014 15 May 2016
(1 yr, 159 days)
Georg Jensen 108–109 14 June 1906 – 15 May 2016
109 years, 336 days
DenmarkDEN
15 May 2016 23 July 2016
(69 days)
Carl Falck 108–109 27 May 1907 – 23 July 2016
109 years, 57 days
NorwayNOR
23 July 2016 24 July 2019
(3 yrs, 1 day)
Carl Mattsson 108–111 9 Mar 1908 – 24 July 2019
111 years, 137 days
SwedenSWE
24 July 2019 19 Aug 2019
(26 days)
Hjalmar Gregersen 108 9 Apr 1911 – 19 Aug 2019
108 years, 132 days
NorwayNOR
19 Aug 2019 9 Oct 2020
(1 yr, 51 days)
Eloff Rasmussen 107–108 15 Feb 1912 – 9 Oct 2020
108 years, 237 days
DenmarkDEN
9 Oct 2020 24 July 2024
(3 years, 288 days)
Jens Peter Westergaard 106–110 26 Apr 1914 – 24 July 2024
110 years, 89 days
DenmarkDEN
23 July 2024 1 Jan 2025
(162 days)
Dumitru Curta 107–108 26 Oct 1916 – 1 Jan 2025
108 years, 67 days
SwedenSWE
1 Jan 2025 17 Jan 2025
(16 days)
Arvi Hamalainen 107–108 16 Jan 1917 – 17 Jan 2025
108 years, 1 day
FinlandFIN
17 Jan 2025 Present
(0 years, 296 days)
Odd Borlaug 107-108* Born 31 Mar 1917
108 years, 223 days
Living in
NorwayNOR

References

Notes

  1. Herman Smith-Johannsen went to Norway on vacation in June 1986 and died there on 5 January 1987 while still a resident of Canada (Quebec)