List of Swedish supercentenarians explained

This is a list of Swedish supercentenarians (people from Sweden who have attained the age of at least 110 years). The Gerontology Research Group (GRG) has validated the age claims of 18 supercentenarians from Sweden (including 3 emigrants), the oldest of whom is Astrid Zachrison, who died the night of her 113th birthday (15 May 2008).

Swedish supercentenarians

RankNameSexBirth dateDeath dateAgeBirthplacePlace of death
or residence.
align=right 1data-sort-value="Zachrison" Astrid Zachrison[1] [2] F15 May 189515 May 2008KalmarJönköping
align=right 2data-sort-value="Moberg" Elsa Moberg[3] [4] F30 June 188920 November 2001Gothenburg and BohusStockholm
align=right 3data-sort-value="Ecklund" Esther EcklundF28 October 190112 March 2014JönköpingUnited States
align=right bgcolor=F9F9F9 4data-sort-value="Hancock" Gunborg Hancock[5] F 20 April 1912 Living FinlandStockholm
align=right bgcolor=F9F9F9 5data-sort-value="Boström" Agnes Boström[6] F 29 April 1912 Living VästernorrlandVästernorrland
align=right 6data-sort-value="Johansson, Hulda" Hulda JohanssonF24 February 18829 June 1994Gothenburg and BohusGothenburg and Bohus
align=right 7data-sort-value="Lagerlund" Flarid Lagerlund[7] [8] [9] F8 February 19109 April 2022StockholmStockholm
align=right 8data-sort-value="Mattsson, Carl" Carl Mattsson[10] M7 March 190824 July 2019[11] BohuslänVästra Götaland
align=right 9data-sort-value="Engberg" Anders Engberg[12] M1 July 18926 November 2003HallandHalland
align=right 10data-sort-value="Svensson, Johanne" Johanne Svensson[13] F24 January 189229 May 2003DenmarkSkåne
align=right 11data-sort-value="Östlund" Alice Östlund[14] F8 December 190628 March 2018GävleborgVästra Götaland
align=right 12data-sort-value="Sande" Wilhelmine SandeF24 October 187421 January 1986NorwayStockholm
align=right 13data-sort-value="Grimstam" Ejra Grimstam[15] F 29 June 1912 25 September 2023ÄlvsborgVästra Götaland
align=right 14data-sort-value="Engström" Ruth EngströmF23 September 19022 December 2013KalmarStockholm
align=right 15data-sort-value="Johnson" Conrad Johnson[16] [17] M19 January 190423 December 2014SkaraborgUnited States
align=right 16data-sort-value="Halvardsson" Nanny Halvardsson[18] F2 July 190626 May 2017nowrap VärmlandStockholm
align=right 17data-sort-value="Källberg"Hulda Källberg[19] F16 January 191118 November 2021KopparbergDalarna
align=right 18data-sort-value="Eriksson, Maria" Maria ErikssonF28 March 190010 January 2011UppsalaUppsala
align=right 19data-sort-value="Karlsson, Jenny" Jenny KarlssonF17 October 189113 July 2002VästmanlandVästmanland
align=right 20data-sort-value="Lindahl" Teresia LindahlF10 June 18882 March 1999KronobergJönköping
align=right 21data-sort-value="Lundqvist"Signe Lundqvist[20] F9 February 191023 September 2020UppsalaUppsala
align=right bgcolor=F9F9F9 22data-sort-value="Mattsson" Sanny Mattsson[21] F 17 February 1914 Living WestrobothniaStockholm
23data-sort-value="Larsson, Elvira" Elvira "Viran" Larsson[22] F27 July 190816 January 2019GävleborgGävleborg
24data-sort-value="Johansson, Ellen" Ellen JohanssonF23 January 18876 July 1997MalmöhusSkåne
align=right 25data-sort-value="Karlsson, Elin" Elin Karlsson[23] [24] F21 April 190027 September 2010Gothenburg and BohusVästra Götaland
align=right 26data-sort-value="Mattsson, Märta" Märta Mattsson[25] F20 September 190618 February 2017[26] VästernorrlandVästernorrland
align=right 27data-sort-value="Eriksson, Hanna" Hanna ErikssonF26 February 189126 June 2001KopparbergÖstergötland
28data-sort-value="Carlsson" Hulda CarlssonF2 February 189822 April 2008HallandVästra Götaland
29data-sort-value="Åkerlind" Hertha Åkerlind[27] F28 April 190810 July 2018ÖrebroStockholm
align=right 30data-sort-value="Bergendahl" Gulli Bergendahl[28] F10 December 19043 February 2015Gothenburg and BohusVästra Götaland
align=right 31data-sort-value="Silverdahl" Anna SilverdahlF30 April 189124 May 2001JämtlandUnited States
align=right 32data-sort-value="Morton" Gerda Morton[29] F11 January 189029 January 2000MalmöhusUnited States
align=right 33data-sort-value="Grahn" Hilda GrahnF10 June 188824 June 1998MalmöhusSkåne
align=right rowspan=2 34data-sort-value="Larsson, Karin" Karin Larsson[30] F17 May 190424 May 2014ÖrebroÖrebro
data-sort-value="Svensson, Ingrid" Ingrid Svensson[31] F2 March 2022JönköpingJönköping
align=right 36data-sort-value="Åslund" Lydia Åslund[32] F14 November 190219 November 2012VästmanlandStockholm

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List – Validated Deceased Supercentenarians . Robert . Young . Johnny . Adams . . 11 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
  2. News: Sveriges äldsta avliden. Sydsvenskan.se. 2008-05-15. 2014-02-02.
  3. http://grg.org/Adams/I.HTM GRG VERIFIED SUPERCENTENARIAN CASES -- LISTED CHRONOLOGICALLY BY DEATH DATE as of April 28, 2007
  4. News: Elsa Moberg har avlidit. Sveriges Radio. 2001-12-12. 2014-02-02.
  5. Web site: "Än finns det krut kvar i kärringen!". sv. "There's still gunpowder left in the tank!". Mattias. Aamisepp. Tidningen Ångermanland. 29 April 2023. 29 September 2023.
  6. Web site: World Supercentenarian Rankings List . . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
  7. Web site: 110-åring i Täby – äldst i länet . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122729/https://www.taby.se/nyheter/2020/januari/110-aring-i-taby--aldst-i-lanet/ . 2020-08-08 . sv . 2020-02-10 . dead.
  8. News: Äldst i Blekinge – firar 107 år med jordgubbar . Lennartsson . Louise . sv . 2021-07-04 . 2022-03-02 . Och hon är bara fyra år yngre än Nordens äldsta person – svenskan 111 åriga Flarid Lagerlund. . Expressen.
  9. Web site: Flarid Lagerlund. www.familjesidan.se.
  10. News: Carl är äldst i Norden – fyller 111 år . sv . Carl is the oldest man in Nordic countries – he turns 111 . . Linda . Smith . 6 March 2019 . 19 May 2019.
  11. News: Sveriges äldste man är död – blev 111 år gammal . sv . Sweden's oldest man has died - he was 111 . . Sandra . Killgren . 25 July 2019 . 25 July 2019.
  12. News: Nordens äldste man död. Sveriges Radio. 2003-11-08. 2014-02-02.
  13. News: Sveriges äldsta död. Sveriges Radio. 2003-05-31. 2014-02-02.
  14. News: Skandinaviens äldsta person har dött. 28 March 2018. SVT Nyheter. 5 December 2018. Pitura. Thomas .
  15. Web site: Ejra Grimstam. LongeviQuest. 28 September 2023. 29 September 2023.
  16. News: Conrad Johnson, oldest man in the U.S., remembered by North Brunswick nephew . . Vernal . Coleman . 26 December 2014 . 29 November 2018.
  17. News: Conrad Johnson – Obituary . . 27 December 2014 . 29 November 2018.
  18. Web site: Minnessida för Nanny Halvardsson. Viminns.beckmanbegravning.se. 5 December 2018.
  19. Web site: Hulda Källberg fyller 110 år idag – "Man lever gott och enkelt". 16 January 2021. dalademokraten.se. 20 January 2021.
  20. Web site: Signe Lundqvist 110 ar. 9 February 2020. unt.se. 9 May 2020.
  21. Web site: New Validation: Sanny Mattsson . LongeviQuest . Lennard Ashley Salaysay . 5 March 2024 . 6 March 2024.
  22. Web site: "Viran" nästan äldst i Sverige - i dag fyller hon 110 år: "Bilda familj har varit bäst". 27 July 2018. Gd.se. 5 December 2018.
  23. http://grg.org/Adams/Deaths2010.HTM GRG Deaths for 2010 (in Chronological Order) (as of April 10, 2011)
  24. News: 110-årig boråsare död. Borås Tidning. 2010-10-01. 2014-02-02.
  25. Web site: Märta, 110, är äldst i Västernorrland – fortfarande med glimten i ögat och ett stort hjärta. 1 October 2016. St.nu. 5 December 2018.
  26. Web site: Minnessida för Märta Mattsson. Minnessidor.fonus.se. 5 December 2018.
  27. Web site: Minnesord: Hertha Åkerlind. 17 July 2018. Dn.se. 5 December 2018.
  28. Web site: Gulli Bergendahl fyllde 110 år - GT - Expressen. Expressen.se. 5 December 2018.
  29. Web site: Table B, as of March 21, 2012. Grg.org. 5 December 2018.
  30. News: Sveriges och Lindesbergs äldsta har avlidit . sv . Oldest person in Sweden and Lindesberg has died . . 3 June 2014 . 14 November 2018.
  31. Web site: Tranås äldsta invånare har avlidit – Ingrid blev 110 år . 2022-03-10 . Tranås Tidning . sv.
  32. Web site: Lydia Åslund 1902-2012. www.superstulatek.pun.pl.