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	Goesta Vestlund
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Birth:	15 June 1913; Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden
Death:	5 October 2020; Stockholm, Sweden
Age:	107 years, 112 days
Country:	SWE
	Centenarian

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Alf Gustaf Goesta Vestlund (Swedish: Gösta; 15 June 1913 – 5 October 2020) was a Swedish writer, teacher, Doctor of Philosophy and centenarian who was the oldest living man in Sweden at time of his death. He also was the second-oldest living man in the Nordic region after Denmark's Eloff Rasmussen.

Biography

Vestlund was born in Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden, on 15 June 1913. He studied at Sigtuna Folk High School and the University of Uppsala. He was the first principal of Tollare Folk High School and also the inspector from 1956 until his retirement in 1978.

After the death of Ernst Blixt on 18 September 2019, Vestlund became the oldest living man in Sweden, and held the title until his own death in Stockholm, Sweden, on 5 October 2020 at the age of 107 years, 112 days.

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References

Gösta Vestlund, 104, hyllar metoorörelsen Folkhögskolan.se, 20 February 2018
Gösta Vestlund, 106 år, firades med sång Sigtuna folkhögskola, 2019
Till minne av Gösta Vestlund PRO, 5 October 2020

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-'''Alf Gustaf Gosta Vestlund''' (Swedish: '''Gösta'''; 15 June 1913 – 5 October 2020) was a Swedish writer, teacher, Doctor of Philosophy and [[centenarian]] who was the oldest living man in Sweden at time of his death. He also was the second-oldest living man in the Nordic region after [[Eloff Rasmussen|Eloff G. Rasmussen]].
+'''Alf Gustaf Goesta Vestlund''' (Swedish: '''Gösta'''; 15 June 1913 – 5 October 2020) was a Swedish writer, teacher, Doctor of Philosophy and [[centenarian]] who was the oldest living man in Sweden at time of his death. He also was the second-oldest living man in the Nordic region after Denmark's [[Eloff Rasmussen]].
 ==Biography==
-Goesta Vestlund was born in Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden, on 15 June 1913. He studied at Sigtuna Folk High School and the University of Uppsala. He was the first principal of Tollare Folk High School and also inspector from 1956 until his retirement in 1978.
+Vestlund was born in Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden, on 15 June 1913. He studied at Sigtuna Folk High School and the University of Uppsala. He was the first principal of Tollare Folk High School and also the inspector from 1956 until his retirement in 1978.
-After the death of [[Ernst Blixt]] on 18 September 2019, Vestlund became the oldest living man in Sweden.
+After the death of [[Ernst Blixt]] on 18 September 2019, Vestlund became the oldest living man in Sweden, and held the title until his own death in Stockholm, Sweden, on 5 October 2020 at the age of 107 years, 112 days.
-Goesta Vestlund died in Sweden on 5 October 2020 at the age of 107 years, 112 days.
-Bottom right: Vestlund at the age of 104
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 *[https://sigtunafolkhogskola.se/nyheter/gosta-vestlund-106-ar-firades-med-sang/ Gösta Vestlund, 106 år, firades med sång] Sigtuna folkhögskola, 2019
 *[https://pro.se/nyhetsarkiv/arkiv/2020-10-05-till-minne-av-gosta-vestlund.html Till minne av Gösta Vestlund] PRO, 5 October 2020
+==Gallery==
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+CFAF8E8-F0D2-47D2-8A88-7F665F8BA639.jpeg|Vestlund at the age of 104
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Goesta Vestlund

Birth:	15 June 1913 Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden
Death:	5 October 2020 Stockholm, Sweden
Age:	107 years, 112 days
Country:	SWE
Centenarian