| Vaino Loisa | |
 Loisa on his 107th birthday in 2019 | |
| Birth: | 26 July 1912 Savitaipale, South Karelia, Finland |
| Death: | 10 August 2020 Nuppola, Luumaki, South Karelia, Finland |
| Age: | 108 years, 15 days |
| Country: |  FIN
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| Centenarian | |
Vaino Loisa [Finnish: Väinö Loisa] (26 July 1912 – 10 August 2020) was a Finnish centenarian who was the oldest living man in Finland at time of his death.
Biography[]
Vaino Loisa was born in Savitaipale, South Karelia, Russian Empire (present-day Finland), on 26 July 1912 as the youngest child in the family. For some time, he worked in a forest with his father and brothers. During the first 20 years of his life, he lived in many different places. Loisa did military service between 1933 and 1934. In 1935, he moved to Nuppola with his parents and brother Ensio, empty-handed, with no tools or animals. Loisa later raised his own children there.
In 1937, he met his future wife, Rauha, on the winter dance in Askola. Their wedding was interrupted by The Winter War (1939–1940). Later, the wedding was arranged for December 1940, and they got married in Luumaki on 15 December. His first child was a son (born in 1942). He also had two daughters. Loisa was forced to participate in the Continuation War. His father died at the age of 80 in 1956, and his mother died at the age of 86 in 1962. After his retirement, he started with woodworking. He built an indoor sauna at the age of 95.
At the age of 103, he said: “Respect your dad and your mom so you can live long and prosper”. At that time, his two daughters lived in Lappeenranta.
After the death of Kalle Rahomaki on 14 October 2017, he became the oldest (known) living man born in Finland. After the death of Otto Auloste on 25 October 2018, he became the oldest man alive in Finland. He is among the 10 oldest Finnish men ever.
Vaino Loisa died in the village of Nuppola in the municipality of Luumaki, South Karelia, Finland on 10 August 2020 at the age of 108 years, 15 days. Reportedly, he had three children, six grandchildren and "a number of" great-grandchildren at the time.
References[]
- Väinö Loisa on Luumäen vanhin asukas Sotaveteraanit.fi, 16 May 2015
- Suomen vanhin mies juhli kotonaan Nuppolassa — Väinö Loisa saavutti 107 vuoden iän Luumäen Lehti, 1 August 2019
- 108th birthday Facebook Post, 26 July 2020
- Suomen vanhin mies Väinö Loisa on kuollut Luumäen Lehti, 1 September 2020
| Finland's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Kalle Pynnonen • Otto Setala • Kalle Sarajarvi • Justus Lokka • Jaakko Makinen • Andrei Kuznetsoff • Frans Stolt • Albin Karttunen • Matti Ruuska • Tuomas Aho • Heikki Teravainen • Jalmari Kivenheimo • Aleksi Lampen • Lauri Koivisto • Taavetti Kolari • Eemil Kayhty • Eino Taskinen • Antti Kamarainen • Efraim Uusi-Kauppila • Vaino Hanhijoki • Aarne Arvonen • Viljo Kekola • Jussi Leskinen • Vilho Maenpaa • Ragnar Lindholm • Toivo Rantala • Harry Holtti • Kalle Rahomaki • Otto Auloste • Erkki Kivisto • Vaino Loisa • Martti Mikkonen • Eino Tamminen • Yrjo Prittinen • Juho Lipponen • Gunnar Stolt • Arvi Hamalainen • Esko Penttinen |