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Thanks; my guess now is that the name Sevasti came to Finland and Scandinavia from Russia. Maybe there's an Orthodox saint by the name Sevasti? After all, the two established religions in Finland are the Lutheran Church AND the Orthodox Church, and the Orthodox have their own name-day calendar which consists of (mostly Russian and Greek) saints' names. Sevasti is not included, however; could it be a minor saint or another prominent religious figure?

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Lass