Personal Life
Koivu was born to Jukka and Tuire Koivu on November 23, 1974, in Turku, Finland. His younger brother Mikko is a forward for the Minnesota Wild and is the team's current captain. Koivu and his wife Hanna have two children, a daughter, Ilona (b. 2004) and a son, Aatos (b. 2006). In 2008, Koivu was featured in the Simple Plan music video for the song Save You, which was originally written for the lead singer's brother. The music video features many cancer survivors such as Koivu.
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