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01/12/2024 12:36 pm
Ms. Gunnel Stenbäck of Helsinki, Uusimaa (FIN), sadly passed away on 30 November 2024, aged 110.
She was the oldest known living person in Finland and the 2nd OLP in Nordic european Countries.
She was born on 21 September 1914 in Lumparland, Åland Islands, Finland (then Russian Empire).
At the end of August 2024, Bishop Teemu Laajasalo of the Diocese of Helsinki visited her at the nursing home, where an early celebration was held for her upcoming 110th birthday. The event was also attended by Olli Holmström, CEO of the Deaconess Institute, along with the nursing home staff.
On 12 June 2024, following the passing of 110-year-old Helvi Kissala, she became the oldest living person in Finland, at the age of 109 years, 265 days. However, she was not the oldest living person born in Finland, as that title belonged to Gunborg Hancock, who resided in Sweden.
By celebrating her 110th birthday, she became only the second supercentenarian born in the Åland Islands, alongside Anna Hagman (1895–2006).
Her age was verified by Jimmy Lindberg, and validated by the European Supercentenarian Organisation (ESO) on 22 September 2024, and by LongeviQuest on 28 September.
On 16 October 2024, following the passing of 112-year-old Gunborg Hancock, she became the oldest living Finnish-born person, at the age of 110 years, 110 years, 25 days.
https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000010871771.html
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
01/12/2024 2:01 pm
Very sad. Rest in eternal peace, dear Ms. Gunnel Stenbäck (1914-2024).
01/12/2024 5:54 pm
Rest in peace Ms. Stenbäck, doyenne of Finland.
01/12/2024 6:26 pm
Rest in peace, Gunnel Stenbäck.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
02/12/2024 7:31 am
Rest in peace Ms Stenback.
04/12/2024 1:59 am
RIP Gunnel Stenback, the Nordic countries have taken a big hit recently
diego reacted
08/12/2024 12:07 am
She was the 274 oldest living person in the world, the 13th oldest person in the history of Finland, she spent 171 days as the oldest in the country, the shortest time since Aino Yrttimaa, who stayed from 28 Feb 2010 to 11 July 2010 (133 days), she died at 110 years, 70 days, the youngest and oldest person in Finland since Helvi Karki, who died on 23 Jan 2017 at 110 years, 47 days, she was the 13th person to die in Uusimaa as the oldest in the country, the last was Sirkka Nieminen who died on 13 Jan 2023. She is the 62nd oldest person in the history of the Nordic countries. Died at the same age as:
Elsa Tilkanen 26 Sept 1896 5 Dec 2006 FIN
Marie-Therese Girardeau 15 Apr 1904 24 June 2014 FRA
Emma Radford 14 May 1907 23 July 2017 USA
Francisco Reynoso 8 May 1914 17 July 2024 DOM
RIP
