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Ilmari Koppinen recently gave a lecture on the history of Valamo Island.

He still works at age 107? Or is this lecture simply something that he does from time to time in his retirement?

Sauli Kaisamatti passed away on 11 March.

https://www.lapinkansa.fi/kemijarven-vanhin-sotaveteraani-sauli-kaisamatti-k/11562368

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Finland (as of 25th March 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Penttinen and Mr. Kaisamatti; Mr. Lappeteläinen turned 105)

1. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland
2. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 107 y.o.
3. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia) (b. 13 May 1918), 106 y.o.
4. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa) (b. 29 June 1919), 105 y.o.
5. Martti Laurell (Rauma, Satakunta) (b. 10 September 1919), 105 y.o.
6. Onni Ryynänen (Tuusniemi, Northern Savonia) (b. 19 October 1919), 105 y.o.
7. Ahti Lappeteläinen (Iisalmi, Northern Savonia) (b. 5 March 1920), 105 y.o.
8. Matti Nurminen (Tampere, Pirkanmaa) (b. 12 April 1920), 104 y.o.
9. Erik Lönnroth (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 6 August 1920), 104 y.o.
10. Reino Rastima (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 28 October 1920), 104 y.o.

Interesting that Finland has just one surviving man who was born when Finland was still a part of Russia! The rest of the men on this list were already born when Finland was an independent state.

Esko Penttinen passed away on 15 March. Apparently he lived his final months in a care home in Raisio.

Source: Turun Sanomat 30.3.2025 p. 20

Sauli Kaisamatti is the 26th oldest man in Finnish history. Esko Penttinen is the 10th oldest man in the country's history. His successor, Ilmari Koppinen, is now the 13th oldest man in the country's history. Esko Penttinen spent 57 days as Finland's oldest man (since 17 January 2025), the shortest time since Martti Mikkonen, from 10 August 2020 to 7 September 2020 (28 days), died at the age of 107 years and 142 days, the youngest in the position since Gunnar Stolt (died 2 March 2024), who died at the age of 107 years and 98 days. He was the first from southwestern Finland to be considered Finland's oldest man. Here on 3 January 2023 (#9 at the time). Sauli Kaisamatti joined the list on December 27, 2023
He is the 83rd oldest person in Finnish history.
Lapland was dropped from the list with Sauli's death
The last time we had only 7 105+ here was on May 16, 2024

There is no one from the first list alive anymore, Ilmari entered on 21 Jun 2023 at position 10