Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the

Finnish language Finnish ( endonym: or ) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland (the other being Swedish ...

. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: *

Mikko Alatalo Mikko Tapio Alatalo (born 1 May 1951) is a Finnish musician and politician. Career Alatalo was born in Kuivaniemi, now a part of Ii, Finland. He is mostly known for his long and successful musical career. His style is primarily seen as chi ...

, Finnish musician and politician *

Mikko Eloranta Mikko Henrikki Eloranta (born 24 August 1972) is a Finland, Finnish former ice hockey player who played with TPS (ice hockey), TPS Turku of the SM-Liiga. He represented Finland in both the Olympic Winter Games and the World Cup of Hockey. Playing ...

, Finnish ice hockey left winger * Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor *

Mikko Heiniö Mikko Kyösti Heiniö (born 18 May 1948) is a Finnish composer and musicologist. Life Mikko Heiniö was born in 1948 in Tampere, and studied composition with Joonas Kokkonen and piano with Liisa Pohjola at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki from 197 ...

, Finnish composer * Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish World Rally Championship driver * Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and an author *

Mikko Ilonen Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a retired Finnish professional golfer who played on the European Tour, winning five times. He is considered to be the greatest golfer from Finland. Career Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. He won the 2000 ...

, Finnish golfer *

Mikko Juva Mikko Einar Juva (22 November 1918 – 1 January 2004) was a Finnish historian, theologian and Lutheran archbishop. Biography He was professor in Nordic history 1957–1962 at the University of Turku and professor in Finnish and Scandinavian ...

, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop * Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer * Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey player * Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer * Mikko Korhonen, Finnish golfer * Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender *

Mikko Larkas Mikko Larkas (born 22 June 1981) is a Finns, Finnish professional basketball coach, currently head coach of the Helsinki Seagulls.Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician *

Mikko Lindström Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnish language. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * ...

, guitarist for Finnish band HIM * Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of

Boston Ballet The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams and Sydney Leonard, and was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. I ...

* Mikko Paananen, bassist for the Finnish band HIM * Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey forward for Colorado Avalanche * Mikko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey forward * Mikko Sirén, drummer of Finnish band Apocalyptica * Mikko Tuomi, astronomer * Mikko Vainonen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman Mikko is also the name of these other entities: *

Mikko (restaurant) Mikko, formally Mikko Nordic Fine Foods, is a restaurant and catering service in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, specializing in Nordic cuisine. The restaurant was opened in 2018 by Mikko Kosonen, who was prev ...

, a Nordic restaurant in Washington, D.C.

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