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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
23 Jan 2026
Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth birth residence
1 Vieno Nurmilaukas F 23 Sept 1917 108 years, 122 days South Karelia South Karelia
2 Eila Hukkanen F 28 Dec 1917 108 years, 26 days RussiaRUS (Karelia) Kymenlaakso
3 Ilmari Koppinen M 8 Jan 1918 108 years, 15 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
4 Helena Sulima F 16 Feb 1918 107 years, 341 days Southwest Finland Uusimaa
5 Elvi Grönberg F 16 June 1918 107 years, 221 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
6 Aino Lundell F 5 Sept 1918 107 years, 140 days Central Finland Uusimaa
7 Aila Paasio F 7 Jan 1919 107 years, 16 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
8 Elin Helenelund F 25 Jan 1919 106 years, 363 days Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia
9 Hilkka Hirvonen F 10 June 1919 106 years, 227 days North Karelia North Karelia
10 Mauno Tulijoki M 29 June 1919 106 years, 208 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
11 Judith Huhta F 2 July 1919 106 years, 205 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
12 Meeri Julkunen F 8 Sept 1919 106 years, 137 days South Karelia South Karelia
13 Martti Laurell M 10 Sept 1919 106 years, 135 days Southwest Finland Satakunta
14 Ulla Ruottinen F 7 Oct 1919 106 years, 108 days Satakunta Southern Savonia
15 Onni Ryynänen M 19 Oct 1919 106 years, 96 days North Karelia Northern Savonia
16 Aune Mäkelä F 9 Nov 1919 106 years, 75 days Päijänne-Tavastia Päijänne-Tavastia
17 Hanna Seura F 6 Jan 1920 106 years, 17 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
18 Elli Bergman F 17 Jan 1920 106 years, 6 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
Irja Nevala F 17 Jan 1920 106 years, 6 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia

Oldest living men in Finland (103+)[]

Age as of
23 Jan 2026
Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth birth residence
1 Ilmari Koppinen 8 Jan 1918 108 years, 15 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
2 Mauno Tulijoki 29 June 1919 106 years, 208 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
3 Martti Laurell 10 Sept 1919 106 years, 135 days Southwest Finland Satakunta
4 Onni Ryynänen 19 Oct 1919 106 years, 96 days North Karelia Northern Savonia
5 Matti Nurminen 12 Apr 1920 105 years, 286 days Central Finland Pirkanmaa
6 Reino Rastima 28 Oct 1920 105 years, 87 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
7 Olavi Virkkala 17 Mar 1921 104 years, 312 days Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia
8 Matti Rautiainen 12 Jan 1922 104 years, 11 days Southern Savonia Southern Savonia
9 Aarne Lassila 5 Feb 1922 103 years, 352 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
10 Tapio Lassila 2 Mar 1922 103 years, 327 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
11 Runar Blomsterlund 8 May 1922 103 years, 260 days Aland Islands (Finland)ALA,FinlandFIN Aland Islands (Finland)ALA,FinlandFIN
12 Mauno Tenhovirta 12 May 1922 103 years, 256 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
13 Jalmari Tammela 6 July 1922 103 years, 201 days Lapland Lapland
14 Reino Suominen 7 July 1922 103 years, 200 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
15 Kosti Kuusisto 17 July 1922 103 years, 190 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
16 Usko Glad 15 Aug 1922 103 years, 161 days Uusimaa Northern Savonia
17 Oiva Suutarinen 23 Aug 1922 103 years, 153 days Nothern Savonia Uusimaa
18 Arvi Isonikkilä 15 Sept 1922 103 years, 130 days Lapland Lapland
19 Kurt Lindholm 20 Nov 1922 103 years, 64 days Tavastia Proper Uusimaa
20 Veikko Peltola 3 Dec 1922 103 years, 51 days Uusimaa Uusimaa

Oldest living emigrants from Finland (103+)[]

Age as of
23 Jan 2026
Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth birth residence
1 Toini Laakso F 8 Feb 1920 105 years, 349 days Northern Savonia United StatesUSA
2 Toini Wennerholm F 22 June 1921 104 years, 215 days North Ostrobothnia SwedenSWE
3 Irja Keski-Nummi F 26 June 1921 104 years, 211 days Satakunta AustraliaAUS
4 Annikki Arra F 6 Dec 1921 104 years, 48 days Tavastia Proper CanadaCAN

People with incomplete dates

Age as of
23 Jan 2026
Region / Country of
Name Sex Birth birth residence
Unidentified (Lahti) F 1917 108 years, 23 days+ ? Päijänne-Tavastia

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