Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 20th January 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Hämäläinen turned 108; RIP Mr. Hämäläinen)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 107 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 24 October 1917),  , 107 y.o.
3. Karl Rafael Sodergrann (Sundsvall, Västernorrland c., SWE) (b. 3 December 1917 in Finland),  , 107 y.o.
4. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
5. Verner Wallén (Uusimaa, FIN) (b. 24 January 1918),  , 106 y.o.
6. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
7. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
8. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
9. Alf Odd Dehlin Eriksen (Bærum, Akershus, NOR) (b. 19 July 1918) , 106 y.o.
10. Sauli Kaisamatti (Kemijärvi, Lapland, FIN) (b. 10 October 1918), , 106 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 30th January 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Wallén turned 107)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 107 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 24 October 1917),  , 107 y.o.
3. Karl Rafael Sodergrann (Sundsvall, Västernorrland c., SWE) (b. 3 December 1917 in Finland),  , 107 y.o.
4. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
5. Verner Wallén (Uusimaa, FIN) (b. 24 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
6. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
7. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
8. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
9. Alf Odd Dehlin Eriksen (Bærum, Akershus, NOR) (b. 19 July 1918) , 106 y.o.
10. Sauli Kaisamatti (Kemijärvi, Lapland, FIN) (b. 10 October 1918), , 106 y.o.

For the first time since the list began to be published, a Norwegian is at the top
There are 5,107+ again for the first time since 9 Jan 2025

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 18th March 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Penttinen, Mr. Eriksen and Mr. Kaisamatti)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 107 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Karl Rafael Sodergrann (Sundsvall, Västernorrland c., SWE) (b. 3 December 1917 in Finland),  , 107 y.o.
3. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
4. Verner Wallén (Uusimaa, FIN) (b. 24 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
5. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
6. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
7. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
8. Jakob Arnesen Stavik (Molde, Vestland, NOR) (b. 16 April 1919) , 105 y.o.
9. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 105 y.o.
10. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 105 y.o.

Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:

FIN 4
NOR 3
FIN/SWE 1
DNK 1
SWE 1

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 5th April 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Borlaug turned 108)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 108 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Karl Rafael Sodergrann (Sundsvall, Västernorrland c., SWE) (b. 3 December 1917 in Finland),  , 107 y.o.
3. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
4. Verner Wallén (Uusimaa, FIN) (b. 24 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
5. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
6. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
7. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
8. Jakob Arnesen Stavik (Molde, Vestland, NOR) (b. 16 April 1919) , 105 y.o.
9. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 105 y.o.
10. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 105 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 6th May 2025)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Sodergrann and Mr. Wallén; Mr. Arnesen Stavik turned 106)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 108 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
3. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
4. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
5. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
6. Jakob Arnesen Stavik (Molde, Vestland, NOR) (b. 16 April 1919) , 106 y.o.
7. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 105 y.o.
8. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 105 y.o.
9. Alf Ivar Knapstad (Eikefjord, Kinn, Vestland, NOR) (b. 7 August 1919) , 105 y.o.
10.  Martti Laurell (Rauma, Satakunta, FIN) (b. 10 September 1919), , 105 y.o.

Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:

NOR 4
FIN 4
DNK 1
SWE 1

Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 14th May 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Ukkola turned 107)
(excluded anonymous cases)

1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 108 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918),  , 107 y.o.
3. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia, FIN) (b. 13 May 1918),  , 107 y.o.
4. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen (Wiedergården, Dragør, DNK) (b. 26 May 1918),  , 106 y.o.
5. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 106 y.o.
6. Jakob Arnesen Stavik (Molde, Vestland, NOR) (b. 16 April 1919) , 106 y.o.
7. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 105 y.o.
8. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 105 y.o.
9. Alf Ivar Knapstad (Eikefjord, Kinn, Vestland, NOR) (b. 7 August 1919) , 105 y.o.
10.  Martti Laurell (Rauma, Satakunta, FIN) (b. 10 September 1919), , 105 y.o.

Posted by: @ale76

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6. Jakob Arnesen Stavik (Molde, Vestland, NOR) (b. 16 April 1919) , 106 y.o.

I found this source about Jakob Arnesen Stavik that says he was born on April 16, 1920, not 1919, does anyone know if this source is really reliable?

Família de Ann-Carin - Personpage 1 194 (fkarlsen.no)

Only 6 106+ on this list, the lowest number in history, lower than the 7 on 4 April 2025 when there were 4 107+, which is the highest number since after 3 today (between these lists there were no more than 3)
Since 5 Dec 2024 there was no 108+ on the list
Finland has remained with 4 names since 4 April 2025
Norway with 4 names is its record here
Sweden disappears from the ranking for the first time

Just one Swede on this list, apparently! I wonder if Sweden has any more living men who were born in the 1910s (specifically in late 1919).

@futurist That would be extremely unlikely, since Sweden has a very complete central database of citizens and thus all centenarians (and citizens in general) are known to researchers, since, for the most part, this information is public. The only such men who might be unrecorded, or at least have their correct birthdates unrecorded, would be men of recent foreign origin, but they would, most likely, be unverifiable anyway.