Lempi Rothovius

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Lempi Maria "Maija" Rothovius (Helsinki, October 2, 1887 – Ikaalinen, June 17, 2000)^{[citation needed]} was a Finnish supercentenarian and the oldest known person in Finland ever.^{[citation needed]} She lived to be 112.

Rothovius was the third child of her parents.^{[citation needed]} She studied in Helsinki, and worked in a bank.^{[citation needed]} In her later years, Rothovius was mainly cared for by her daughter Terttu.^{[citation needed]} Maria Andersson (1828?–1946) is rumoured to have been older (117 years), but her age is not verifiable due to her records having been destroyed.^{[citation needed]}