| Selma Tuominen | |
 Tuominen (aged 109) in the fall of 2012 | |
| Birth: | 19 July 1903 Askainen, Finland |
| Death: | 13 March 2015 Turku, Finland |
| Age: | 111 years, 237 days |
| Country: |  FIN
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| Unvalidated | |
Selma Johanna Tuominen (née Salminen; 19 July 1903 – 13 March 2015) was a Finnish supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). At the time of her death, she was the oldest living person in Finland, as well as the entire Nordic region.
Biography
Selma Tuominen was born as Selma Johanna Salminen on a small farm in Askainen, Finland on 19 July 1903. She worked on the farm. In 1925, she married Vilho Tuominen (1902–1983) and they had one child: a daughter, Aila Ahtola (born in 1927). Her daughter was still alive at Selma's 109th birthday in 2012.
Selma retired with Estonian citizenship. She never smoked cigarettes and never drank alcohol. She moved into a nursing home at the age of 104, and lived there until her own death on 13 March 2015, at the age of 111 years, 237 days.
References
- Suomen vanhin on 109-vuotias turkulainen, Helsingin Sanomat, 20.11.2012 [New link]
- Suomen vanhin täyttää 110 vuotta, Helsingin Sanomat, 19.7.2013 [New link]
- Suomen vanhin ihminen on kuollut, Turkulainen, 13.4.2015 - 07.45 [Dead link]
- Turkulainen: Suomen vanhin ihminen kuoli, Helsingin Sanomat, 13.4.2015 17:02
- Turkulainen: Suomen vanhin ihminen kuoli, Helsingin Sanomat, 14.4.2015 2:00
| Finland's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
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Anna Runer • Unidentified • Unidentified • Anna Kreetta Wettainen • Leena Juhanantytar • Lovisa Lindholm • Erik Ström • Maja Gref • Maria Flink • Maja Greta Hedeman • Maria Helena Friman • Pietari Heija • Anna Gavrilova Komonen • Lovisa Vehmaskangas • Ulla Nummelin • Maria Palin • Anders Johan Forss • Unidentified • Eva Enström • Isak Smedberg • Hedvig Sateri • Anders Lindholm • Maria Holmberg • Maria Ahonen • Leena Lindqvist • Kajsa Fellman • Maria Törnudd • Maria Koskinen • Fredrika Männistö • Erkki Helminen • Heikki Kämäräinen • Alexander von Stahl • Olivia Rosvall • Kajsa Forsstrom • Eva Blomqvist • Maria Pekuri • Ines Achren • Olga Toivonen • Elina Peurala • Aleksandra Lindroos • Elisabeth Rantamaki • Liisa Strellman • Amalia Wallenius • Ida Saarinen • Maria Valimaki • Maria Kumlander • Amanda Riihela • Mathilda Honka • Fanny Nystrom • Ida Virenius • Klaara Tyyniaho • Amanda Moksi • Maria Rothovius • Daisy Göhle • Sigrid Viik • Hilda Hakkinen • Anna Hagman • Elsa Tilkanen • Aarne Arvonen • Viljo Kekola • Jussi Leskinen • Aino Yrttimaa • Selma Tuominen • Helvi Karki • Helfrid Eriksson • Saara Ahonen • Helvi Harma • Astrid Qvist |
