Where Is Mikko Koivu Living Now?

Finnish former professional ice hockey player, Mikko Koivu, currently lives in Minnesota.

Koivu returned to Minnesota after buying a 5 bedroom apartment worth $1.35 million in Eden Prairie.

Koivu spends summers with his family and friends in his hometown of Turku, Finland. He owns a suite in the Xcel Energy Center, which he shares with former teammates Niklas Bäckström and Nick Schultz, called M&N’s Suite 4 Kids, and the group donates it to children with serious medical conditions.

Koivu served in the Finnish Army during the summer of 2011 as a conscript. On 14 October 2011, Koivu donated two rooms to the Minnesota Children’s Hospital epilepsy and neurological unit.

Koivu was drafted sixth overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild. After four seasons with TPS in the SM-liiga, Koivu joined the Wild in 2005.

He spent fifteen seasons in Minnesota, including eleven as captain, accumulating several franchise records, including games played, assists and points scored. Koivu retired in 2021, after a short stint with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Koivu married Helena Koivu in the summer of 2014. They have one daughter and two sons together. The pair divorced in 2020.