Helfrid Eriksson | |
Helfrid Eriksson at the age of 106. | |
Centenarian |
Helfrid Eriksson (born 23 June 1908) is a Finnish centenarian. She became the oldest person in Finland on 23 January 2017, then aged 108, following the death of 110-year-old Helvi Karki.[1]
Biography
Helfrid Eriksson was born on 23 June 1908 in Pernå, Southern Finland, Finland. Her father was a bricklayer and her mother a housewife. Helfrid and her sister studied at a girls' school in Helsinki. She married taxi driver Paul Eriksson and they had a daughter and two sons. Her mother and father lived to be 95 years old.
References
Finland's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Anna Runer • Unidentified • Unidentified • Anna Kreetta Wettainen • Leena Juhanantytar • Lovisa Lindholm • Erik Ström • Maja Gref • Maria Flink • Maja Greta Hedeman • Maria Helena Friman • Pietari Heija • Anna Gavrilova Komonen • Lovisa Vehmaskangas • Ulla Nummelin • Maria Palin • Anders Johan Forss • Unidentified • Eva Enström • Isak Smedberg • Hedvig Sateri • Anders Lindholm • Maria Holmberg • Maria Ahonen • Leena Lindqvist • Kajsa Fellman • Sofie Törnudd • Maria Koskinen • Fredrika Männistö • Erkki Helminen • Heikki Kämäräinen • Alexander von Stahl • Olivia Rosvall • Greta Helin • Kajsa Stina Forsström • Eva Blomqvist • Maria Pekuri • Emma Heikkilä • Ines Achren • Olga Toivonen • Elina Peurala • Aleksandra Lindroos • Elisabeth Rantamaki • Liisa Strellman • Amalia Wallenius • Ida Saarinen • Maria Valimaki • Maria Kumlander • Amanda Riihela • Mathilda Honka • Fanny Nystrom • Ida Virenius • Klaara Tyyniaho • Amanda Moksi • Kalle Nestor Launisto • Maria Rothovius • Daisy Göhle • Sigrid Viik • Hilda Hakkinen • Anna Hagman • Elsa Tilkanen • Aarne Arvonen • Viljo Kekola • Jussi Leskinen • Aino Yrttimaa • Selma Tuominen • Helvi Karki • Helfrid Eriksson • Saara Ahonen • Helvi Harma • Astrid Qvist • Sirkka Nieminen • Helvi Kissala |