Kyösti is a Finnish male given name and a variant of Kustaa. Notable people with the name include:

  • Kyösti Haataja, twentieth century Finnish politician
  • Kyösti Kakkonen (born 1956), Finnish businessman, and art collector
  • Kyösti Kallio (1873–1940), fourth President of Finland (1937–1940)
  • Kyösti Karhila (1921–2009), Finnish World War II fighter ace with 3214 victories
  • Kyösti Karjalainen (born 1967), ice hockey player
  • Kyösti Karjula (born 1952), politician and member of the Finnish Parliament from Lumijoki
  • Kyösti Kylälä, Finnish railroad engineer and inventor from Helsingfors
  • Kyösti Laasonen (born 1945), Finnish archer
  • Kyösti Lallukka (1944–2010), Finnish politician
  • Kyösti Lehtonen (1931–1987), Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Kyösti Luukko (1903–1970), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist
  • Kyösti Virrankoski (born 1944), Finnish politician and member of the European Parliament

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