| Jussi Award for Best Actress | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | Filmiaura |
| Year: | 1944 |
| Year2: | 2022 |
| Holder: | Seidi Haarla Compartment No. 6 (2022) |
The Jussi Award for Best Actress was an award presented annually at the Jussi Awards, the premier film industry event in Finland, between 1944 and 2022.[1] [2] In the spring of 2022, Filmiaura's board introduced the gender-neutral Jussi Award for Best Leading Performance, which started from the 76th Jussi Awards in 2023.[2] [3] The 1st Jussi Awards ceremony was held in 1944, with Ansa Ikonen winning the first Jussi Award for Best Actress for her performance in Vaivaisukon morsian,[4] and Seidi Haarla was the last winner in Compartment No. 6 at the 75th Jussi Awards in 2022.
| Year | Actress | Film | English title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 (1st) | Ansa Ikonen | Vaivaisukon morsian | The Wooden Pauper's Bride | |
| 1944 (2nd) | Lea Joutseno | Dynamiittityttö | The Girl and the Gangsters | |
| 1945 (3rd) | Regina Linnanheimo | Levoton veri, Rakkauden risti | Restless Blood, Cross of Love | |
| 1946 (4th) | Emma Väänänen | Loviisa – Niskavuoren nuori emäntä | Louisa | |
| 1947 (5th) | Eeva-Kaarina Volanen | Naiskohtaloita | Destinies of Women | |
| 1948 (6th) | Eeva-Kaarina Volanen | Ruma Elsa | Ugly Elsa | |
| 1949 (7th) | Eeva-Kaarina Volanen | Katupeilin takana, Hallin Janne | Behind the Mirror in the Window, Hallin Janne | |
| 1950 (8th) | Emma Väänänen | Gabriel, tule takaisin | Gabriel, Come Back | |
| 1951 (9th) | Mirjami Kuosmanen | Valkoinen peura | The White Reindeer | |
| 1952 (10th) | Rauni Luoma | Niskavuoren Heta | Heta from Niskavuori | |
| 1953 (11th) | Maija Karhi | Kun on tunteet | When There Are Feelings | |
| 1954 (12th) | Rakel Laakso | Opri | – | |
| 1955 (13th) | Not presented | |||
| 1956 (14th) | Emma Väänänen | Elokuu | The Harvest Month | |
| 1957 (15th) | Emma Väänänen | Niskavuoren naiset | Women of Niskavuori | |
| 1958 (16th) | Tea Ista | Mies tältä tähdeltä | A Man from This Star | |
| 1959 not held | Not presented | |||
| 1960 not held | Not presented | |||
| 1961 (17th) | Sinikka Hannula | Rakas... | Darling | |
| 1962 (18th) | Ruth Snellman | Ihana seikkailu | A Wonderful Adventure | |
| 1963 (19th) | Not presented | |||
| 1964 not held | Not presented | |||
| 1965 (20th) | Riitta Elstelä | Onnelliset leikit | Happy Games | |
| 1966 (21st) | Elli Castrén | Rakkaus alkaa aamuyöstä | Love Begins in the Morning | |
| 1967 (22nd) | Kristiina Halkola | Lapualaismorsian | Girl of Finland | |
| 1968 (23rd) | Liisamaija Laaksonen | Mustaa valkoisella, Vain neljä kertaa | Black on White, Four Times Only | |
| 1969 (24th) | Ritva Vepsä | Ruusujen aika, Sixtynine 69 | Time of Roses, Sixtynine | |
| 1970 (25th) | Hillevi Lagerstam Siiri Angerkoski | Takiaispallo Aliisa | Flowering Thistle – | |
| 1971–72 (26th) | Eeva-Maija Haukinen Eila Pehkonen | Kun taivas putoaa... Se on sitten kevät | When the Heavens Fell It's Spring Then | |
| 1972 (27th) | Tea Ista | Haluan rakastaa, Peter | I Want to Love, Peter | |
| 1973 (28th) | Tuula Nyman Anja Pohjola Aino Lehtimäki | Yhden miehen sota Rautatie Solveigin laulu | One Man's War Railway I'm Solving a Song | |
| 1974 (29th) | Not presented | |||
| 1975 (30th) | Leena Uotila | Rakastunut rampa | Cripple in Love | |
| 1976 (31st) | Tuula Nyman | Loma | Olympian Holiday | |
| 1977 (32nd) | Irma Seikkula Raili Veivo Nanny Westerlund | Aika hyvä ihmiseksi Aika hyvä ihmiseksi Tuntematon ystävä | People Not as Bad as They Seem People Not as Bad as They Seem An Unknown Friend | |
| 1978 (33rd) | Elina Salo | Runoilija ja muusa | Poet and Muse | |
| 1979 (34th) | Not presented | |||
| 1980 (35th) | Rea Mauranen Eeva Eloranta | Tulipää Yö meren rannalla | Flame Top Night by the Seashore | |
| 1981 (36th) | Not presented | |||
| 1982 (37th) | Not presented | |||
| 1983 (38th) | Eeva Eloranta | Palava enkeli, Zoja | Burning Angel, – | |
| 1984 (39th) | Rauni Luoma | Niskavuori | The Tug of Home: The Famous Niskavuori Saga | |
| 1985 (40th) | Soli Labbart | Kunniallinen petkuttaja | The True Deceiver | |
| 1986 (41st) | Pirjo Leppänen | Elämän vonkamies | Life's Hardy Men | |
| 1987 (42nd) | Kaija Pakarinen | Tilinteko | The Final Arrangement | |
| 1988 (43rd) | Liisamaija Laaksonen | Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus | The Glory and Misery of Human Life | |
| 1989 (44th) | Pirkko Hämäläinen | Paperitähti | Paper Star | |
| 1990 (45th) | Kati Outinen | Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö | The Match Factory Girl | |
| 1991 (46th) | Irma Junnilainen | Viiva vinita – tavallisen ihmisen museo | Viiva Vinita | |
| 1992 (47th) | Merja Larivaara | Kaivo | The Well | |
| 1993 (48th) | Tiina Lymi | Akvaariorakkaus | Love in a Fish Bowl | |
| 1994 (49th) | Not presented | |||
| 1995 (50th) | Päivi Akonpelto | Suolaista ja makeaa | Bittersweet | |
| 1996 (51st) | Kati Outinen | Kauas pilvet karkaavat | Drifting Clouds | |
| 1997 (52nd) | Leea Klemola | Neitoperho | The Collector | |
| 1998 (53rd) | Elena Leeve | Tulennielijä | Fire-Eater | |
| 1999 (54th) | Eeva Litmanen | Rakkaudella, Maire | Kiss Me in the Rain | |
| 2000 (55th) | Outi Mäenpää | Lomalla | The South | |
| 2001 (56th) | Irina Björklund | Minä ja Morrison | Me and Morrison | |
| 2002 (57th) | Kati Outinen | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | The Man Without a Past | |
| 2003 (58th) | Sari Mällinen | Eila | – | |
| 2004 (59th) | Outi Mäenpää | Kukkia ja sidontaa | Flowers and Binding | |
| 2005 (60th) | Maria Lundqvist | Äideistä parhain | Mother of Mine | |
| 2006 (61st) | Susanna Anteroinen | Valkoinen kaupunki | Frozen City | |
| 2007 (62nd) | Outi Mäenpää | Musta jää | Black Ice | |
| 2008 (63rd) | Elena Leeve | Putoavia enkeleitä | Falling Angels | |
| 2009 (64th) | Minna Haapkylä | Kuulustelu | The Interrogation | |
| 2010 (65th) | Katja Küttner | Prinsessa | Princess | |
| 2011 (66th) | Elina Knihtilä | Hyvä poika | The Good Son | |
| 2012 (67th) | Laura Birn | Puhdistus | Purge | |
| 2013 (68th) | Leea Klemola | Kerron sinulle kaiken | Open Up to Me | |
| 2014 (69th) | Anu Sinisalo | Ei kiitos | No Thank You | |
| 2015 (70th) | Krista Kosonen | Kätilö | Wildeye | |
| 2016 (71st) | Linnea Skog | Tyttö nimeltä Varpu | Little Wing | |
| 2017 (72nd) | Krista Kosonen | Miami | – | |
| 2018 (73rd) | Oma maa | Land of Hope | ||
| 2019 (73rd) | Mimosa Willamo | Aurora | – | |
| 2020 (74th) | Alma Pöysti | Tove | – | [5] [6] |
| 2021 (75th) | Seidi Haarla | Hytti nro 6 | Compartment No. 6 | |