Takko played six seasons in the
NHL, serving as a backup to
Don Beaupre,
Jon Casey and
Bill Ranford. He was selected in the tenth round of the
1981 NHL entry draft, 200th overall, by the
Quebec Nordiques, but was unable to come to contract terms. He re-entered the
1984 NHL entry draft and was this time drafted by the
Minnesota North Stars. Takko started his
SM-liiga career in
Ässät during the 1978–79 season, and played there for seven seasons (1978–1985). Takko went to the NHL after the 1984–85 season. He was signed by the Minnesota North Stars, and played with them for a total of six seasons (1985–1991). During the 1990–91 season Takko was traded to the
Edmonton Oilers for
Bruce Bell, making it the "Takko Bell Trade", a play on the
fast food restaurant chain. Takko played for the rest of his NHL career in Edmonton. After retiring from NHL play, he played nine more seasons in
Europe representing
Ässät (1991–1996) in the SM-liiga, and
HV71 (1997–2000) in the
Elitserien. Takko retired from playing after the 1999–2000 season. Takko also played internationally for
Finland, appearing for their national team a total of 104 times. He is currently the Director of European Scouting for the
Dallas Stars. ==Career statistics==