Niko Haapakoski

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Niko Haapakoski
Personal information
Nationality Finnish
Born (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 21)
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Spike 325 cm (128 in)
Block 315 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Setter
Current club Lentopalloseura ETTA
Number 5
National team
0000 Finland

Niko Haapakoski (born 1 May 1996) is a Finnish volleyball player for Lentopalloseura ETTA and the Finnish national team.

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He participated at the 2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship. [1]

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