April 27, 2024 was the last listing with someone aged 109 here.
Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 16th April 2026)
Today's update (RIP Mr. Knapstad; Mr. Nurminen turned 106)
(excluded anonymous unreliable cases)
1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 109 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918), , 108 y.o.
3. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 107 y.o.
4. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 106 y.o.
5. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 106 y.o.
6. Onni Ryynänen (Tuusniemi, Northern Savonia, FIN) (b. 19 October 1919), , 106 y.o.
7. Matti Nurminen (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 12 April 1920), , 106 y.o.
8. Ivar Gunnar Persson (Tyresö, Stockholms c., SWE) (b. 10 May 1920), , 105 y.o.
9. Stig Allan Engberg (Örbyhus, Uppsala c., SWE) (b. 28 May 1920), , 105 y.o.
10. Anonymous (Nordborg, Sønderborg, DNK) (b. 28 July 1920), , 105 y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Countries of birth and residence of Top 10:
FIN 4
SWE 3
NOR 2
DNK 1
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Alf Ivar Knapstad entered the list on May 6, 2025.
December 19, 2025 was the last list with a Dane (3. Aksel Gunnar Pedersen).
January 30, 2025 was the last list with only 2 Norwegians.
Second consecutive list with 3 people aged 105.
Just one question.
(excluded anonymous unreliable cases)
The post says that anonymous cases are being excluded, but #10 is anonymous, why?
Top 10 Oldest Living Men in Nordic Countries (as of 2nd July 2026)
Today's update (Mr. Ferm turned 108; Mr. Tulijoki turned 107; Mr. Persson turned 106; RIP Mr. Engberg)
(excluded anonymous unreliable cases)
1. Odd Borlaug (Vik, Vestland, NOR) (b. 31 March 1917) 🇳🇴, 109 y.o. Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries
2. Ilmari Koppinen (Southwest Finland, FIN) (b. 8 January 1918), , 108 y.o.
3. Oskar Ferm (Halmstad, Hallands c., SWE) (b. 13 June 1918), , 108 y.o.
4. Mauno Tulijoki (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 29 June 1919), , 107 y.o.
5. Gerhard Nilsen (Bergen, Vestland, NOR) (b. 12 July 1919) , 106 y.o.
6. Onni Ryynänen (Tuusniemi, Northern Savonia, FIN) (b. 19 October 1919), , 106 y.o.
7. Matti Nurminen (Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FIN) (b. 12 April 1920), , 106 y.o.
8. Ivar Gunnar Persson (Tyresö, Stockholms c., SWE) (b. 10 May 1920), , 106 y.o.
9. Anonymous (Nordborg, Sønderborg, DNK) (b. 28 July 1920), , 105 y.o.
10. Per Harry Thuning (Kristianstad, Skåne c., SWE) (b. 17 August 1920), , 105 y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Odd Borlaug, Oldest Living Man in Nordic Countries:
Great to see that Odd is still fishing for salmon, not bad for a 109 year old and Norway's oldest man.
Is he really going to catch some salmon this year?
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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@ale76 Amazing to see, best of luck to Mr. Borlaug with his fishing! 👍
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