Risto Veste was born on November 17, 1919 in Helsinki, Finland as Risto Eino Alfred Westerlund. He was an actor, known for Anja tule kotiin (1944), Ballaadi (1944) and Soita minulle, Helena! (1948). He was married to Rauni Onerva Kaskineva. He died on August 6, 1987 in Rovaniemi, Finland.