Toivo
Toivo is a masculine given name most commonly found in Estonia and Finland meaning hope. Alternately, it is a short form of the name Tobias.
It may refer to:
- Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, Namibian politician and anti-Apartheid activist
- Sigrid Elmblad, Swedish journalist, poet, translator and writer who wrote under the pseudonym Toivo
- Toivo Aalto-Setälä, Finnish politician
- Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist
- Toivo Alavirta, Finnish journalist and politician
- Toivo Antikainen, Finnish communist and military officer
- Toivo Aro, Finnish diver and Olympic competitor
- Toivo Aronen, Finnish politician
- Toivo Asmer, Estonian racing driver, motorsports promoter, musician and politician
- Toivo Haapanen, conductor and music scholar
- Toivo Halonen, Finnish politician
- Toivo Harjunpää, Finnish-born American Lutheran priest and professor
- Toivo Horelli, Finnish politician
- Toivo Hörkkö, Finnish cyclist and Olympic competitor
- Toivo Hyytiäinen, Finnish athlete, javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
- Toivo Ikonen, Finnish politician
- Toivo Jaatinen, Finnish sculptor
- Toivo Jullinen, Estonian politician
- Toivo Jürgenson, Estonian engineer, entrepreneur and politician
- Toivo Kärki, Finnish composer, musician, music producer and arranger
- Toivo Kinnunen, Finnish politician
- Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Finnish ambassador, professor, politician and former Prime Minister of Finland
- Toivo Koljonen, Finnish criminal, last Finn executed for a civilian crime
- Toivo Kujala, Finnish politician
- Toivo Kuula, Finnish conductor and composer
- Toivo Hjalmar Långström, Finnish politician and trade union activist
- Toivo Loukola, Finnish athlete, runner and Olympic medalist
- Toivo Maimets, Estonian biologist and politician
- Toivo Mäkelä, Finnish film actor
- Toivo Ndjebela, Namibian journalist and newspaper editor
- Toivo Oikarinen, Finnish cross country skier and Olympic competitor
- Toivo Ovaska, Finnish speed skater and Olympic competitor
- Toivo Paloposki, Finnish archivist and historian
- Toivo Pawlo, Swedish film actor
- Toivo Pohjala, Finnish wrestler and Olympic competitor
- Ivo Reingoldt, Finnish swimmer and Olympic competitor
- Toivo Salonen, Finnish speed skater and Olympic medalist
- Toivo Särkkä, Finnish film producer and director
- Toivo Sukari, Finnish businessman
- Toivo Suursoo, Estonian ice hockey player
- Toivo Tikkanen, Finnish architect, sport shooter and Olympic medalist
- Toivo Tootsen, Estonian journalist, writer and politician
- Toivo Uustalo, Estonian politician
- Toivo Vähä, Finnish-born colonel of the KGB
- Toivo Vaikvee, Danish-born New Zealand cricketer