@apoyta Welcome to the Global Supercentenarian forum! It's nice to see you here!
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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The statistics indicate that there are three new male centenarian immigrants that were added to the population census last year, them being a 1918-born man from Kotka and 1919-born men from Helsinki and Vantaa. They are originally from China, United States, and former Yugoslavia, however, I've been unable to figure out which one is which.
As for the possible "ghost cases" – as I previously explained on 110 Club, there have been some (not many) cases in the past years where a person keeps being reported as being alive while they actually passed away years ago. A great amount of these people were foreign citizens, e.g. the 1902-born woman (a Spanish citizen), last reported alive on 31.12.2010 at "108" & the 1906-born man (an Australian citizen), last reported alive on 31.12.2013 at "107". It is possible that these people were actually living abroad and the information about their death simply did not reach the Finnish authorities.
I have my own doubts regarding the 108- and 107-year-old men from Turku and Pyhtää. First of all, the 108-year-old male from Turku appears to be an American citizen (though Finnish-speaking and Finnish-born), which might be an indication of a case explained above. Secondly, The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) has a statistical database that publishes monthly information on pension recipients in Finland, and apparently there are no men over 100 years old in Pyhtää that are receiving pension of any kind. Of course, it is not impossible for an elderly person to not receive any kind of pension while residing in Finland, but I would say it is quite unusual, since this man is apparently a Finnish citizen. By examining the statistics by year, it seems very likely that this is the case for the 108-year-olds from Turku and Lohja as well. Time will tell whether these will turn out to be true cases or not.
Centenarian population data of Finland as of 31 December 2022 (Source)
Where did you get that table from? For me the site shows that there are still two living 1914-born women alive.
Firstly, welcome to the GSF, Apoyta, we're very happy to have you here. Your expertise in Finnish extreme longevity has always been admired by the community.
Secondly, the table I included in the post was made by me in Excel, using the data on Statistic Finland's site. Since my data query exceeded 30 columns, I hastily calculated the female data using the total and male data, and that's probably where this mistake was made. I'm sorry for this.
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Welcome to our Forum Apoyta.
And thank you for your notable contributions already.
Recent article about Ms. Kissala, Doyenne of Finland:
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Maria Koponen, the 9th oldest known living person in Finland, passed away on 26 June 2023 at the age of 106. She was born on 19 August 1916.
Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 17th August 2023)
Today's update (Ms. Kaarima and Ms. Lönnqvist turned 108; Ms. I.Tolvanen, Ms. T. Tolvanen, Ms. Miettunen and Ms. Wikberg turned 107; RIP Ms. Koponen)
1. Helvi Kissala (Mänttä-Vilppula, Pirkanmaa) (b. 26 October 1913), 109 y.o.
2. Gunnel Stenbäck (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 21 September 1914), 108 y.o.
3. Kaisu Kaarima (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 27 March 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Helmi Lönnqvist (Varkaus, Northern Savonia) (b. 10 April 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Irja Tolvanen (Hamina, Kymenlaakso) (b. 2 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Tuovi Tolvanen (Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia) (b. 14 May 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Hertta Miettunen (Savonlinna, Southern Savonia) (b. 1 June 1916), 107 y.o.
8. Airi Wikberg (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 14 June 1916), 107 y.o.
9. Gunnar Stolt (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 25 November 1916), 106 y.o.
10. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 106 y.o.
Incomplete cases:
? Anonymous (Lohja, Uusimaa) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 1914), 108? y.o. Doyen? of Finland
? Anonymous (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Pyhtää, Kymenlaakso) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Jyväskylä, Central Finland) (b. 1916), 106? y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 27th September 2023)
Today's update (Ms. Stenbäck turned 109)
1. Helvi Kissala (Mänttä-Vilppula, Pirkanmaa) (b. 26 October 1913), 109 y.o.
2. Gunnel Stenbäck (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 21 September 1914), 109 y.o.
3. Kaisu Kaarima (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 27 March 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Helmi Lönnqvist (Varkaus, Northern Savonia) (b. 10 April 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Irja Tolvanen (Hamina, Kymenlaakso) (b. 2 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Tuovi Tolvanen (Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia) (b. 14 May 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Hertta Miettunen (Savonlinna, Southern Savonia) (b. 1 June 1916), 107 y.o.
8. Airi Wikberg (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 14 June 1916), 107 y.o.
9. Gunnar Stolt (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 25 November 1916), 106 y.o. Doyen? of Finland
10. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 106 y.o.
Incomplete cases:
? Anonymous (Lohja, Uusimaa) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 1914), 108? y.o. Doyen? of Finland
? Anonymous (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Pyhtää, Kymenlaakso) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Jyväskylä, Central Finland) (b. 1916), 106? y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 26th October 2023)
Today's update (Ms. Kissala turned 110; RIP Ms. Wikberg)
1. Helvi Kissala (Mänttä-Vilppula, Pirkanmaa) (b. 26 October 1913), 110 y.o.
2. Gunnel Stenbäck (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 21 September 1914), 109 y.o.
3. Kaisu Kaarima (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 27 March 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Helmi Lönnqvist (Varkaus, Northern Savonia) (b. 10 April 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Irja Tolvanen (Hamina, Kymenlaakso) (b. 2 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Tuovi Tolvanen (Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia) (b. 14 May 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Hertta Miettunen (Savonlinna, Southern Savonia) (b. 1 June 1916), 107 y.o.
8. Gunnar Stolt (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 25 November 1916), 106 y.o. Doyen of Finland
9. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 106 y.o.
10. Ilmari Lehtimäki (Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper) (b. 26 April 1917), 106 y.o.
Incomplete cases:
? Anonymous (Lohja, Uusimaa) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Pyhtää, Kymenlaakso) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Jyväskylä, Central Finland) (b. 1916), 106? y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 27th December 2023)
Today's update (Mr. Stolt turned 107; RIP Ms. T. Tolvanen)
1. Helvi Kissala (Mänttä-Vilppula, Pirkanmaa) (b. 26 October 1913), 110 y.o.
2. Gunnel Stenbäck (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 21 September 1914), 109 y.o.
3. Kaisu Kaarima (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 27 March 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Helmi Lönnqvist (Varkaus, Northern Savonia) (b. 10 April 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Irja Tolvanen (Hamina, Kymenlaakso) (b. 2 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Hertta Miettunen (Savonlinna, Southern Savonia) (b. 1 June 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Gunnar Stolt (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 25 November 1916), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland
8. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 106 y.o.
9. Ilmari Lehtimäki (Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper) (b. 26 April 1917), 106 y.o.
10. Anni Korpi (Kurikka, South Ostrobothnia) (b. 12 July 1917), 106 y.o.
Incomplete cases:
? Anonymous (Lohja, Uusimaa) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 1914), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Pyhtää, Kymenlaakso) (b. 1915), 107? y.o.
? Anonymous (Jyväskylä, Central Finland) (b. 1916), 106? y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 11th March 2024)
Today's update (Mr. Hämäläinen turned 107; RIP Mr. Stolt and Ms. Korpi)
1. Helvi Kissala (Mänttä-Vilppula, Pirkanmaa) (b. 26 October 1913), 110 y.o.
2. Gunnel Stenbäck (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 21 September 1914), 109 y.o.
3. Kaisu Kaarima (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 27 March 1915), 108 y.o.
4. Helmi Lönnqvist (Varkaus, Northern Savonia) (b. 10 April 1915), 108 y.o.
5. Irja Tolvanen (Hamina, Kymenlaakso) (b. 2 April 1916), 107 y.o.
6. Hertta Miettunen (Savonlinna, Southern Savonia) (b. 1 June 1916), 107 y.o.
7. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland
8. Ilmari Lehtimäki (Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper) (b. 26 April 1917), 106 y.o.
9. Martta Vasara (Ii, North Ostrobothnia) (b. 18 July 1917), 106 y.o.
10. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 106 y.o.
Incomplete cases:
? Anonymous (Lohja, Uusimaa) (b. 1914), 109? y.o.
? Anonymous (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 1914), 109? y.o.
? Anonymous (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 1915), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Pyhtää, Kymenlaakso) (b. 1915), 108? y.o.
? Anonymous (Jyväskylä, Central Finland) (b. 1916), 107? y.o.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Ms. Kaarima (3rd OLP in Finland) turned 109:
https://www.kuntsari.fi/2024/03/kaisu-kaarima-tayttaa-109-vuotta/
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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