Editing Mauno Koivisto (section)

==Post-presidency==
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[[File:President Mauno Koivisto cortege in Helsinki 2017.jpg|thumb|The funeral cortege of Mauno Koivisto on 25 May 2017 in Helsinki]]

Subsequent to his presidency, Koivisto occasionally continued to represent Finland officially abroad, most notably at the funerals of [[Queen Ingrid of Denmark]] in 2000, [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] in 2002 and [[Ronald Reagan]] in 2004.

In 2009, Koivisto declined to apologize to Estonia that his administration did not support the country's independence movement.<ref>[http://newsroom.finland.fi/stt/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=21248&group=Politics Finland's Koivisto rejects Nato membership and Estonia apology calls]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 3 March 2010, he was hospitalized for [[cardiac dysrhythmia]] but was released less than a week later.

===Hobby===
[[Volleyball]] was Koivisto's long-standing hobby, the volleyball hobby began when he was in his twenties and continued until retirement.

===Death===
Koivisto's health deteriorated in December 2016 due to [[Alzheimer's disease]] and his wife Tellervo started as his [[caregiver]]. In January 2017, Koivisto fell badly at his home and broke his hand, after which he moved to a nursing home. In May 2017, Koivisto was put in [[end-of-life care]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005208920.html |title=Mauno Koiviston terveys heikentyi alkuvuodesta – kaatuminen vei hoitokotiin |publisher=Ilta-Sanomat |date=12 May 2017 |access-date=12 May 2017 |language=fi}}</ref> Koivisto died on 12 May 2017, aged 93.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tpk.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=361853&nodeid=44807&culture=fi-FI |title=Presidentti Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017 - Suomen tasavallan presidentti |website=www.tpk.fi |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517055657/http://www.tpk.fi/Public/default.aspx?contentid=361853&nodeid=44807&culture=fi-FI |archive-date=17 May 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9611284|title = Presidentti Mauno Koivisto on kuollut| date=12 May 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/14/world/europe/mauno-koivisto-president-who-led-finland-into-eu-dies-at-93.html|title = Mauno Koivisto, President Who Led Finland into E.U., Dies at 93|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 14 May 2017}}</ref>

His [[state funeral]] was held on 25 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyfinland.fi/national/788/Koivisto%C2%B4s-funeral-at-Helsinki-Cathedral-on-May-25|title=Koivisto's funeral at Helsinki Cathedral on May 25|publisher=Daily Finland|date=18 May 2017|access-date=18 May 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/mauno_koivisto_laid_to_rest_in_helsinki/9632141 Mauno Koivisto laid to rest in Helsinki], Yle Uutiset 25 May 2017. Accessed on 9 March 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article152592929.html |title=Thousands honor Finland ex-president Koivisto before burial &#124; McClatchy Washington Bureau |access-date=2017-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525181651/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article152592929.html |archive-date=2017-05-25 }}</ref> Koivisto is buried in the [[Hietaniemi Cemetery]] in Helsinki.