Mikko is a
Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name
Michael
Michael may refer to:
People
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, having been borrowed into the
Finnic languages
The Finnic or Baltic Finnic languages constitute a branch of the Uralic language family spoken around the Baltic Sea by the Baltic Finnic peoples. There are around 7 million speakers, who live mainly in Finland and Estonia.
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The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people:
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Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician
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Mikko Eloranta, Finnish ice hockey left winger
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Mikko Franck, Finnish conductor
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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 1971 ...
, Finnish composer
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Mikko Hirvonen, Finnish
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ...
driver
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Mikko Hyppönen, Finnish security guru and author
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Mikko Ilonen
Mikko Ilonen (born 18 December 1979) is a retired Finland, Finnish professional golfer who played on the European Tour, winning five times. He is considered to be the most successful golfer from Finland.
Career
Ilonen was born in Lahti, Finland. ...
, Finnish golfer
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Mikko Juva, Finnish historian, theologian, and archbishop
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Mikko Kavén, Finnish footballer
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Mikko Koivu, Finnish ice hockey centre
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Mikko Kolehmainen, Finnish flatwater canoer
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Mikko Korhonen
Mikko Korhonen (born 23 July 1980) is a Finnish professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. He won the 2018 Shot Clock Masters and the 2019 Volvo China Open.
Professional career
Korhonen turned professional at the late age of 2 ...
, Finnish golfer
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Mikko Koskinen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
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Mikko Larkas, Finnish basketball coach
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Mikko Leppilampi, Finnish actor and musician
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Mikko Lindström, guitarist for Finnish band
HIM
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Mikko Nissinen, Finnish ballet dancer and current director of
Boston Ballet
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Mikko Paananen
Mikko Henrik Julius Paananen (born 19 December 1974), better known as Mige, is a Finnish musician, best known as the bassist and founding member of the gothic rock band HIM. Born to an artistic family, Mige attended the Sibelius Upper Secondary ...
, bassist for the Finnish band
HIM
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Mikko Rantanen
Mikko Rantanen (born 29 October 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Forward (ice hockey), forward for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 10th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the ...
, Finnish ice hockey forward
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Mikko Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey forward
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Mikko Sirén, drummer of Finnish band
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Helsinki, formed in 1993. The band is currently composed of three classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso. Originally a Classical music, classical- ...
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Mikko Tuomi, Finnish astronomer
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Mikko Vainonen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
Mikko is also the name of these other entities:
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Mikko (restaurant), a Nordic restaurant in Washington, D.C.
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Finnish masculine given names
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