Veikko Stefanus Hursti (25 November 1924 in Helsinki, Finland - 10 May 2005 in Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish philanthropist. November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish — think Helsin Ki), or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes her or his time, money, or effort towards helping others. ...

Hursti was born into a family of seven children. His mother Elli Hursti was a devout Christian and his Father Arvo Hursti was a methodist priest. This article is about the religious people known as Christians. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ...

Hursti participated in the Continuation War as a volunteer and later worked as a newspaper Art director. The Continuation War was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II; from the Soviet bombing attacks on June 25, 1941, to cease-fire September 4, 1944 (on the Finnish side) and September 5 (on the Soviet side). ... Art director in the hierarchical structure of a movie art department, the Art Director works directly below the production designer and a large part of their duties include the administrative aspects of the art department. ...

Hursti is most famous for his work in helping the poor and homeless.