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This is a list of known and identified centenarians currently living in the Nordic country of Finland who are aged 106 years or over and the oldest known living men in Finland over 103.

Oldest living people in Finland (106+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Pending       Unvalidated

Age as of
16 Jan 2025
Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth birth residence
1 Arvi Hämäläinen M 16 Jan 1917 108 years, 0 days RussiaRUS (Karelia) Pirkanmaa
2 Helena Honkanen F 20 Feb 1917 107 years, 330 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
3 Ebba Kontio F 10 Sept 1917 107 years, 128 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
4 Vieno Nurmilaukas F 23 Sept 1917 107 years, 115 days South Karelia South Karelia
5 Esko Penttinen M 24 Oct 1917 107 years, 84 days Tavastia Proper Southwest Finland
6 Helmi Rosendahl F 4 Nov 1917 107 years, 73 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
7 Eila Hukkanen F 28 Dec 1917 107 years, 19 days RussiaRUS (Karelia) Kymenlaakso
8 Ilmari Koppinen M 8 Jan 1918 107 years, 8 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
9 Verner Wallén M 24 Jan 1918 106 years, 357 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
10 Helena Sulima F 16 Feb 1918 106 years, 334 days Southwest Finland Uusimaa
11 Helvi Helander F 21 Mar 1918 106 years, 301 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
12 Aune Lahtinen F 22 Mar 1918 106 years, 300 days RussiaRUS (Karelia) Uusimaa
13 Aino Ranta F 5 Apr 1918 106 years, 286 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
Aune Lehikoinen F 5 Apr 1918 106 years, 286 days Pirkanmaa Uusimaa
15 Anna Lemponen F 26 Apr 1918 106 years, 265 days South Ostrobothnia Southwest Finland
16 Aarne Ukkola M 13 May 1918 106 years, 248 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
17 Elvi Grönberg F 16 June 1918 106 years, 214 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
18 Sirkka Vauhkonen F 30 June 1918 106 years, 200 days North Karelia North Karelia
19 Aino Lundell F 5 Sept 1918 106 years, 133 days Central Finland Uusimaa
20 Terttu Markkula F 18 Sept 1918 106 years, 120 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
21 Sauli Kaisamatti M 10 Oct 1918 106 years, 98 days Lapland Lapland
22 Aila Paasio F 7 Jan 1919 106 years, 9 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland

Oldest living men in Finland (103+)[]

Age as of
16 Jan 2025
Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth birth residence
1 Arvi Hämäläinen 16 Jan 1917 108 years, 0 days RussiaRUS (Karelia) Pirkanmaa
2 Esko Penttinen 24 Oct 1917 107 years, 84 days Tavastia Proper Southwest Finland
3 Ilmari Koppinen 8 Jan 1918 107 years, 8 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
4 Verner Wallén 24 Jan 1918 106 years, 357 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
5 Aarne Ukkola 13 May 1918 106 years, 248 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
6 Sauli Kaisamatti 10 Oct 1918 106 years, 98 days Lapland Lapland
7 Martti Manninen 25 May 1919 105 years, 236 days Central Finland Central Finland
8 Mauno Tulijoki 29 June 1919 105 years, 201 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
9 Martti Laurell 10 Sept 1919 105 years, 128 days Southwest Finland Satakunta
10 Onni Ryynänen 19 Oct 1919 105 years, 89 days North Karelia Northern Savonia
11 Ahti Lappeteläinen 5 Mar 1920 104 years, 317 days Northern Savonia Northern Savonia
12 Matti Nurminen 12 Apr 1920 104 years, 279 days Central Finland Pirkanmaa
13 Erik Lönnroth 6 Aug 1920 104 years, 163 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
14 Reijo Kurkela 21 Aug 1920 104 years, 144 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
15 Reino Rastima 28 Oct 1920 104 years, 80 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
16 Olavi Virkkala 17 Mar 1921 103 years, 305 days Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia
17 Eino Virtanen 9 July 1921 103 years, 191 days Southwest Finland Kymenlaakso
18 Olle Johansson 15 Oct 1921 103 years, 93 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
19 Joel Lenlund 31 Oct 1921 103 years, 77 days Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia
20 Kauko Tumanto 6 Dec 1921 103 years, 41 days Northern Savonia Central Finland
21 Unto Takasuo 7 Dec 1921 103 years, 40 days Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso
22 Kauko Pakkanen 29 Dec 1921 103 years, 18 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
23 Martti Vekuri 30 Dec 1921 103 years, 17 days Central Finland Uusimaa
24 Matti Rautiainen 12 Jan 1922 103 years, 4 days Southern Savonia Southern Savonia

Oldest living emigrants from Finland (105+)[]

Age as of
16 Jan 2025
Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth birth residence
1 Rafael Södergrann M 3 Dec 1917 107 years, 44 days Ostrobothnia SwedenSWE
2 Gunborg Benvick F 21 Aug 1919 105 years, 148 days Ostrobothnia IrelandIRL

People with incomplete dates

Age as of
16 Jan 2025
Region / Country of
Name Sex Birth birth residence
Unidentified (Turku) M 1914 110 years, 16 days+ ? Southwest Finland
Unidentified (Lohja) F 1914 110 years, 16 days+ ? Uusimaa
Unidentified (Sievi) F 1914 110 years, 16 days+ ? North Ostrobothnia
Unidentified (Pyhtää) M 1915 109 years, 16 days+ ? Kymenlaakso
Unidentified (Helsinki) F 1915 109 years, 16 days+ ? Uusimaa
Unidentified (Lahti) F 1917 107 years, 16 days+ ? Päijänne-Tavastia
Unidentified (Turku) F 1917 107 years, 16 days+ ? Southwest Finland
Fadumo Mohamed Hassan F 1918 106 years, 16 days+ SomaliaSOM Uusimaa
Unidentified (Helsinki) F 1918 106 years, 16 days+ EstoniaEST Uusimaa
Unidentified (Helsinki) F 1918 106 years, 16 days+ RussiaRUS Uusimaa
Unidentified (Kotka) M 1918 106 years, 16 days+ United StatesUSA Kymenlaakso
Unidentified (Pieksämäki) F 1918 106 years, 16 days+ EstoniaEST Southern Savonia
Vojislav Tasic M 1919 105 years, 16 days+ YugoslaviaYUG Uusimaa
Unidentified (Vantaa) M 1919 105 years, 16 days+ ChinaCHN Uusimaa

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