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This is intended to be a list of every known man in Finland who has reached the age of 105 or over.

See also: List of Finnish supercentenarians
See also: List of oldest people from Finland
See also: List of oldest living people in Finland

List of oldest Finnish men ever (105+)[]

      Validated       Under 110       Living       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Aarne Arvonen 4 Aug 1897 1 Jan 2009 111 years, 150 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
2 Andrei Kuznetsoff 30 Oct 1873 31 Jan 1984 110 years, 106 days Vologda RussiaRUS Southern Savonia
3 Väinö Hanhijoki 6 June 1896 16 Aug 2005 109 years, 71 days Central Finland Pirkanmaa
4 Jussi Leskinen 1 May 1901 28 Feb 2010 108 years, 303 days Southern Savonia Southern Savonia
5 Viljo Kekola 1 Apr 1901 10 Oct 2009 108 years, 192 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
6 Ragnar Lindholm 24 July 1906 2 Sep 2014 108 years, 40 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
7 Väinö Loisa 26 July 1912 10 Aug 2020 108 years, 15 days South Karelia South Karelia
8 Arvi Hämäläinen 16 Jan 1917 17 Jan 2025 108 years, 1 day Karelia RussiaRUS Pirkanmaa
9 Toivo Rantala 25 May 1908 3 Apr 2016 107 years, 314 days Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso
10 Ilmari Koppinen 8 Jan 1918 Living 107 years, 331 days Satakunta Southwest Finland
11 Aarne Ukkola 13 May 1918 Living 107 years, 206 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
12 Esko Penttinen 24 Oct 1917 15 Mar 2025 107 years, 142 days Tavastia Proper Southwest Finland
13 Harry Holtti 11 Apr 1909 27 Aug 2016 107 years, 138 days Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia
14 Heikki Teräväinen 18 Mar 1887 1 Aug 1994 107 years, 136 days Karelia RussiaRUS Central Finland
15 Verner Wallén 24 Jan 1918 3 May 2025 107 years, 99 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
16 Gunnar Stolt 25 Nov 1916 2 Mar 2024 107 years, 98 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
17 Eino Tamminen 20 Feb 1915 1 Apr 2022 107 years, 40 days Tavastia Proper Tavastia Proper
18 Otto Auloste 4 Nov 1911 25 Oct 2018 106 years, 355 days Karelia RussiaRUS Pirkanmaa
19 Ilmari Lehtimäki 26 Apr 1917 14 Apr 2024 106 years, 354 days Paijanne-Tavastia Tavastia Proper
20 Yrjö Prittinen 12 Sep 1915 6 Aug 2022 106 years, 328 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
21 Eino Lehtinen 10 Apr 1900 2 Jan 2007 106 years, 267 days South Ostrobothnia Southwest Finland
22 Kalle Rahomäki 27 Jan 1911 14 Oct 2017 106 years, 260 days Tavastia Proper Uusimaa
23 Vilho Mäenpää 25 June 1905 18 Feb 2012 106 years, 238 days Pirkanmaa Uusimaa
24 Lauri Hujanen 14 Apr 1917 10 Oct 2023 106 years, 179 days Northern Savonia Northern Savonia
25 Jorma Lahovuori 15 Aug 1913 27 Jan 2020 106 years, 165 days Satakunta Northern Savonia
26 Sauli Kaisamatti 10 Oct 1918 11 Mar 2025 106 years, 152 days Lapland Lapland
27 Erkki Kivistö 23 June 1912 31 Oct 2018 106 years, 130 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
28 Aleksi Lampén 6 Dec 1889 6 Apr 1996 106 years, 122 days Päijänne-Tavastia Uusimaa
29 Väinö Anttila 12 Oct 1907 31 Jan 2014 106 years, 111 days North Ostrobothnia Northern Savonia
30 Tuomas Aho 19 June 1884 7 Oct 1990 106 years, 110 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
31 Mauno Tulijoki 29 June 1919 Living 106 years, 159 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
32 Sulo Saarinen 26 Dec 1908 ≈6 Apr 2015 106 years, ≈101 days Karelia RussiaRUS South Karelia
33 Matti Kuosmanen 19 Aug 1907 26 Nov 2013 106 years, 100 days Northern Savonia Northern Savonia
34 Juho Lipponen 14 Oct 1916 19 Jan 2023 106 years, 97 days North Karelia North Karelia
35 Toivo Vierimaa 23 June 1909 17 Sep 2015 106 years, 86 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
36 Matias Niemi 10 July 1912 29 Sep 2018 106 years, 81 days Lapland Lapland
37 Olavi Soiriola 5 July 1907 13 Sep 2013 106 years, 70 days Pirkanmaa Central Finland
38 Alfons Snickars 5 Jan 1918 9 Mar 2024 106 years, 64 days Ostrobothnia Ostrobothnia
39 Johannes Luhtala 17 Aug 1907 28 Sep 2013 106 years, 42 days Karelia RussiaRUS Northern Savonia
40 Eero Vainio 5 Oct 1917 8 Nov 2023 106 years, 34 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
41 Martti Laurell 10 Sep 1919 Living 106 years, 86 days Southwest Finland Satakunta
42 Aatos Takala 28 Jan 1916 23 Feb 2022 106 years, 26 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
43 Efraim Uusi-Kauppila 20 Dec 1895 14 Dec 2001 105 years, 359 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
44 Onni Ryynänen 19 Oct 1919 Living 106 years, 47 days North Karelia Northern Savonia
45 Hannes Kuosmanen 9 Apr 1915 25 Feb 2021 105 years, 322 days Northern Savonia Northern Savonia
46 Eino Hölsä 20 Apr 1918 16 Feb 2024 105 years, 302 days South Karelia South Karelia
47 Tauno Valonen 2 Oct 1916 23 July 2022 105 years, 294 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
48 Johannes Pietikäinen 10 Feb 1913 22 Nov 2018 105 years, 285 days Northern Savonia North Ostrobothnia
49 Antti Luukkonen 30 Nov 1916 11 Sep 2022 105 years, 285 days Southern Savonia Southern Savonia
50 Toivo Anttila 21 June 1911 4 Mar 2017 105 years, 256 days Päijänne-Tavastia Päijänne-Tavastia
51 Vilho Kekkonen 21 Feb 1909 20 Oct 2014 105 years, 241 days Northern Savonia Central Finland
52 Salomon Altschuler 20 Jun 1913 7 Feb 2019 105 years, 232 days Karelia RussiaRUS Uusimaa
53 Helge Lönnroth 8 Dec 1916 14 July 2022 105 years, 218 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
54 Martti Mikkonen 3 Feb 1915 7 Sep 2020 105 years, 217 days North Karelia Kymenlaakso
55 Martti Manninen 25 May 1919 26 Dec 2024 105 years, 215 days Central Finland Central Finland
56 Ahti Lappeteläinen 5 Mar 1920 23 Sep 2025 105 years, 202 days North Karelia Northern Savonia
57 Matti Nurminen 12 Apr 1920 Living 105 years, 237 days Central Finland Pirkanmaa
58 Eino Syrjäniemi 25 Apr 1918 22 Oct 2023 105 years, 180 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
59 Väinö Rainosalo 2 Feb 1911 26 June 2016 105 years, 145 days South Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia
60 Bruno Wingisaar 28 Dec 1907 12 May 2013 105 years, 135 days Viljandi EstoniaEST Uusimaa
61 Lauri Kukka 27 Apr 1900 4 Sep 2005 105 years, 130 days North Ostrobothnia Lapland
62 Olli Vuorio 6 Sep 1919 21 Dec 2024 105 years, 106 days Southwest Finland Tavastia Proper
63 Toivo Nevala 8 May 1916 16 Aug 2021 105 years, 100 days South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia
64 Valde Tenhula 8 Dec 1900 17 Mar 2006 105 years, 99 days North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia
65 Uuno Jussila 4 Sep 1915 9 Dec 2020 105 years, 96 days Tavastia Proper Tavastia Proper
66 Santeri Kääriä 10 July 1890 6 Oct 1995 105 years, 88 days Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso
67 Olavi Jäntti 3 Nov 1911 23 Jan 2017 105 years, 81 days Pirkanmaa Uusimaa
68 Yrjö Järvinen 7 May 1903 25 July 2008 105 years, 79 days Central Finland Southern Savonia
69 Erik Lönnroth 6 Aug 1920 Living 105 years, 121 days Uusimaa Uusimaa
70 Veikko Kotiranta 8 June 1918 1 Aug 2023 105 years, 54 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
71 Eemil Käyhty 24 Apr 1894 15 June 1999 105 years, 52 days South Karelia South Karelia
72 Yrjö Kulmala 11 Nov 1907 25 Dec 2012 105 years, 44 days Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa
73 Jalmari Kivenheimo 25 Sep 1889 29 Oct 1994 105 years, 34 days Uusimaa Southern Savonia
74 Antti Kämäräinen 16 May 1895 17 June 2000 105 years, 32 days Northern Savonia Northern Savonia
75 Oiva Kulmala 14 Apr 1912 11 May 2017 105 years, 27 days Southwest Finland Southwest Finland
76 Kalle Hämäläinen 31 Dec 1901 20 Jan 2007 105 years, 20 days Northern Savonia Uusimaa
77 Hannes Laamanen 21 Aug 1915 29 Aug 2020 105 years, 8 days Southern Savonia Southern Savonia
78 Heikki Isännäinen 16 Oct 1918 17 Oct 2023 105 years, 1 day Central Finland Central Finland

Oldest male Finnish emigrants ever (104+)[]

Region / Country of
Rank Name Birth Death Age birth death
1 Rafael Södergrann 3 Dec 1917 30 Apr 2025 107 years, 148 days Central Ostrobothnia SwedenSWE
2 Otto Johnson 21 Oct 1884 12 Nov 1991 107 years, 22 days Central Ostrobothnia United StatesUSA
3 Oscar Hjelt 5 Oct 1892 22 Sep 1999 106 years, 352 days Uusimaa United StatesUSA
4 David Montonen 10 Apr 1874 31 Dec 1980 106 years, 265 days North Ostrobothnia United StatesUSA
5 Mike Laine 9 Dec 1888 18 Aug 1995 106 years, 252 days Southwest Finland United StatesUSA
6 Jussi Ala-Koskela 27 July 1887 28 Feb 1993 105 years, 214 days South Ostrobothnia United StatesUSA
7 Ville Pankko 17 Dec 1883 18 Nov 1988 104 years, 336 days Pirkanmaa SwedenSWE
8 Lars Göte Tiger 25 Apr 1920 24 Jan 2025 104 years, 274 days Uusimaa SwedenSWE
9 Matt Kallio 21 Sep 1896 3 Apr 2001 104 years, 194 days Lapland United StatesUSA
10 Anton Kuhlberg 2 Dec 1882 2 Feb 1987 104 years, 62 days Central Ostrobothnia United StatesUSA