Usimaa continues with 5 people in the table, lost one person and gained another (since the update of 31/Aug/2024 there are 5 representatives here)Arvi Hämäläinen entered the table in the update of 26 Oct 2023 with the death of Airi Wikberg.For the first time a man leads the table (since it started being posted on this forum)

Eila Hukkanen turns 107 today.

https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/paikalliset/8174447

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 28th December 2024)
Today's update (Ms. Hukkanen turned 107)

1. Arvi Hämäläinen (Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa) (b. 16 January 1917 in Russia), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland
2. Helena Honkanen (Uusimaa) (b. 20 February 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Ebba Kontio (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 10 September 1917), 107 y.o.
4. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
5. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 24 October 1917), 107 y.o.
6. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
7. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
8. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 106 y.o.
9. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 106 y.o.
10. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 106 y.o.

For the first time since the list of 11 Mar 2024 we have 7 107+ here,the next list was from 29 Apr and was only 6

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 30th January 2025)
Today's update (Mr. Hämäläinen turned 108; Mr. Koppinen and Mr. Wallén turned 107; RIP Mr. Hämäläinen)

1. Helena Honkanen (Uusimaa) (b. 20 February 1917), 107 y.o.
2. Ebba Kontio (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 10 September 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
4. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 24 October 1917), 107 y.o.
5. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
6. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
7. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 106 y.o.
10. Helvi Helander (Orivesi, Pirkanmaa) (b. 21 March 1918), 106 y.o.

Helena Sulima turns 107 today.

Wow! Until recently, Finland had four men in its ten oldest living people! Even now, it still has three men in its ten oldest living people! Very impressive!

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 17th February 2025)
Today's update (Ms. Sulima turned 107)

1. Helena Honkanen (Uusimaa) (b. 20 February 1917), 107 y.o.
2. Ebba Kontio (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 10 September 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
4. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 24 October 1917), 107 y.o.
5. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
6. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
7. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Helvi Helander (Orivesi, Pirkanmaa) (b. 21 March 1918), 106 y.o.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 28th February 2025)
Today's update (Ms. Honkanen turned 108 https://ilkkapohjalainen.fi/kolumnit/alussa-tsaarin-alamainen-ja-my%C3%B6hemmin-suomen-vanhin-tiett%C3%A4v%C3%A4sti)

1. Helena Honkanen (Uusimaa) (b. 20 February 1917), 108 y.o.
2. Ebba Kontio (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 10 September 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
4. Esko Penttinen (Kaarina, Southwest Finland) (b. 24 October 1917), 107 y.o.
5. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
6. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
7. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Helvi Helander (Orivesi, Pirkanmaa) (b. 21 March 1918), 106 y.o.

For the first time since the 24 Sept 2024 list there is a 108+ person here

Ebba Kontio passed away sometime in February or March. (Source: https://lehti.kirkkojakaupunki.fi/p/kirkko-ja-kaupunki-espoo/10-4-2025/a/elamankaari/8391/1888605/62100009 )

Only three people left born before the independence of Finland.

Posted by: @apoyta

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Ebba Kontio passed away sometime in February or March. (Source: https://lehti.kirkkojakaupunki.fi/p/kirkko-ja-kaupunki-espoo/10-4-2025/a/elamankaari/8391/1888605/62100009 )

 

Only three people left born before the independence of Finland.

Don't you mean four? Finland declared its independence on December 6, 1917.

@futurist Esko Penttinen passed away on March 15.

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 9th April 2025)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Kontio and Mr. Penttinen; Ms. Helander turned 107)

1. Helena Honkanen (Uusimaa) (b. 20 February 1917), 108 y.o.
2. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
4. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
5. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o.
6. Verner Wallén (Lapinjärvi, Uusimaa) (b. 24 January 1918), 107 y.o.
7. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Helvi Helander (Pirkanmaa) (b. 21 March 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Aune Lehikoinen (Uusimaa) (b. 5 April 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Anna Lemponen (Southwest Finland) (b. 26 April 1918), 106 y.o.

Posted by: @charlesm09

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@futurist Esko Penttinen passed away on March 15.

Thanks!

Ebba is the 78th oldest person in Finnish history
Esko is the 10th oldest man in Finnish history, his successor is the #13,83 person in the country's history, his successor is 91
Esko Penttinen entered the list on 29 Apr 2024, since that date there have always been 2 names from this region on the list
Uusimaa has 5 names on the list since 31 Aug 2024
Ebba Kontio was on the list since 11 Mar 2024
Esko Penttinen was the oldest man in Finland since 17 Jan 2025 (57 days), the shortest time since Martti Mikkonen 28 days between 10 Aug 2020 and 7 Seot 2020, youngest in this position since Gunnar Stolt (107 years, 98 days, died on 2 Mar 2024), the first from the Southwest Finland region to be considered the oldest man oldest in the country

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 8th August 2025)
Today's update (Ms. Lemponen turned 107; RIP Ms. Honkanen, Mr. Wallen and Ms. Lemponen)

1. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
2. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
4. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland 
5. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 107 y.o.
6. Helvi Helander (Orivesi, Pirkanmaa) (b. 21 March 1918), 107 y.o.
7. Aune Lehikoinen (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 5 April 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia) (b. 13 May 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Elvi Grönberg (Kauniainen, Uusimaa) (b. 16 June 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Aino Lundell (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 5 September 1918), 106 y.o.

Verner Wallén is the 14th oldest man in Finnish history, the 97th oldest person in the country's history.
Anna Lemponen is the 105th oldest person in Finnish history.
There are 9 lists. Since August 31, 2024, there are 5 names from Uusimaa on the list; the previous one had 4.
Last time with only one name from Southwest Finland: March 11, 2024
Last time with a name from North Ostrobothnia: June 13, 2024
4 consecutive lists with 9 107+, since February 17, 2024; the previous one had 8.
Second list in a row with 2 men on the list; the previous one had 3. The last one with only 2 men was on August 8, 2024.
Helena Honkanen debuted on the list on December 27, 2023; her successor debuted on April 29, 2024.

Helvi Helander passed away on 10 August.

Source: Oriveden Sanomat 3.9.2025

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Finland (as of 3rd September 2025)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Helander)

1. Vieno Nurmilaukas (Savitaipale, South Karelia) (b. 23 September 1917), 107 y.o.
2. Helmi Rosendahl (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 4 November 1917), 107 y.o.
3. Eila Hukkanen (Kouvola, Kymenlaakso) (b. 28 December 1917), 107 y.o
4. Ilmari Koppinen (Salo, Southwest Finland) (b. 8 January 1918), 107 y.o. Doyen of Finland 
5. Helena Sulima (Helsinki, Uusimaa) (b. 16 February 1918), 107 y.o.
6. Aune Lehikoinen (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 5 April 1918), 107 y.o.
7. Aarne Ukkola (Siikajoki, North Ostrobothnia) (b. 13 May 1918), 107 y.o.
8. Elvi Grönberg (Kauniainen, Uusimaa) (b. 16 June 1918), 107 y.o.
9. Aino Lundell (Espoo, Uusimaa) (b. 5 September 1918), 106 y.o.
10. Aila Paasio (Turku, Southwest Finland) (b. 5 September 1918), 106 y.o.

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