# Jussi Award for Best Film

Jussi Award for Best Film is an award presented annually at the Jussi Awards by Filmiaura, a Finnish film organization founded in 1962. The 1st Jussi Awards ceremony was held in 1944, but the award for Best Film was introduced in 1986 at the 41st Jussi Awards where Shadows in Paradise won the first award. The category was absent for the next five years but the award was presented again at the 47th Jussi Awards, and has since been presented annually.
The Best Film award was presented to the awarded film's director, producer and the production company (with the exception of 1986) until 2008. Since 2008, the award has been given to the film's producer only.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Film | English title | Recipient(s) |
| 1986 (41st) [fi] | Varjoja paratiisissa | Shadows in Paradise | Aki Kaurismäki, director ‡ |
| 1987 (42nd) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1988 (43rd) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1989 (44th) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990 (45th) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1991 (46th) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1992 (47th) [fi] | Tuhlaajapoika [fi] | The Prodigal Son | Veikko Aaltonen, director ‡ Aki Kaurismäki, producer ‡ Villealfa Filmproductions Oy, production company ‡ |
| 1993 (48th) [fi] | Onnen maa | The Land of Happiness | Markku Pölönen, director ‡ Kari Sara [fi], producer ‡ Dada-Filmi, production company ‡ |
| 1994 (49th) [fi] | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 (50th) [fi] | Kivenpyörittäjän kylä | The Last Wedding | Markku Pölönen, director ‡ Kari Sara [fi], producer ‡ Dada-Filmi, production company ‡ |
| 1996 (51st) [fi] | Kauas pilvet karkaavat | Drifting Clouds | Aki Kaurismäki, director/producer ‡ Sputnik Oy, production company ‡ |
| 1997 (52nd) [fi] | Sairaan kaunis maailma | Freakin' Beautiful World | Jarmo Lampela, director ‡ Mika Ritalahti [fi], producer ‡ Lasihelmi Filmi Oy, production company ‡ |
| 1998 (53rd) [fi] | Kuningasjätkä | A Summer by the River | Markku Pölönen, director ‡ Kari Sara [fi], producer ‡ Fennada-Filmi, production company ‡ |
| 1998 (53rd) [fi] | Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä [fi] | A Respectable Tragedy | Kaisa Rastimo [fi], director Marko Äijö [fi], producer Kinotaurus Oy, production company |
| 1998 (53rd) [fi] | Tulennielijä | Fire-Eater | Pirjo Honkasalo, director Marko Röhr [fi], producer Marko Röhr Productions Oy, production company |
| 1999 (54th) [fi] | Rukajärven tie | Ambush | Olli Saarela, director ‡ Marko Röhr [fi] & Ilkka Y. L. Matila [fi], producers ‡ MRP Matila & Röhr Productions Oy, production company ‡ |
| 1999 (54th) [fi] | Häjyt | The Tough Ones | Aleksi Mäkelä, director Markus Selin, producer Solar Films Inc. Oy, production company |
| 1999 (54th) [fi] | Rakkaudella, Maire [fi] | Kiss Me in the Rain | Veikko Aaltonen, director Lasse Saarinen [fi], producer Kinotar Oy, production company |
| 1999 (54th) [fi] | Sokkotanssi [fi] | Blindfolded | Matti Ijäs, director Kari Sara [fi], producer Dada-Filmi Oy, production company |
| 2000 (55th) [fi] | Seitsemän laulua tundralta | Seven Songs from the Tundra | Anastasia Lapsui, co-director ‡ Markku Lehmuskallio, co-director ‡ Tuula Söderberg, producer ‡ Jörn Donner Productions Oy, production company ‡ |
| 2000 (55th) [fi] | Bad Luck Love | Bad Luck Love | Olli Saarela, director Anna Heiskanen, producer GNUfilms Oy, production company |
| 2000 (55th) [fi] | Badding | Badding | Markku Pölönen, director Kari Sara [fi], producer Fennada-Filmi Oy, production company |
| 2000 (55th) [fi] | Pelon maantiede [fi] | The Geography of Fear | Auli Mantila, director Tero Kaukomaa, producer Blind Spot Pictures Oy, production company |
| 2001 (56th) [fi] | Joki | The River | Jarmo Lampela, director ‡ Riikka Poulsen, producer ‡ Lasihelmi Filmi Oy, production company ‡ |
| 2002 (57th) [fi] | Mies vailla menneisyyttä | The Man Without a Past | Aki Kaurismäki, director ‡ Ilkka Mertsola, producer ‡ Sputnik Oy, production company ‡ |
| 2003 (58th) [fi] | Nousukausi | Upswing | Johanna Vuoksenmaa, director ‡ Lasse Saarinen [fi], producer ‡ Kinotar Oy, production company ‡ |
| 2004 (59th) [fi] | Koirankynnen leikkaaja | Dog Nail Clipper | Markku Pölönen, director ‡ Kari Sara [fi], producer ‡ Fennada Filmi, production company ‡ |
| 2005 (60th) [fi] | Paha maa | Frozen Land | Aku Louhimies, director ‡ Markus Selin, producer ‡ Solar Films, production company ‡ |
| 2006 (61st) [fi] | Laitakaupungin valot | Lights in the Dusk | Aki Kaurismäki, producer ‡ Sputnik Oy, production company ‡ |
| 2007 (62nd) [fi] | Musta jää | Black Ice | Kai Nordberg [fi] & Kaarle Aho [fi], producers ‡ Making Movies, production company ‡ |
| 2008 (63rd) [fi] | Niko – Lentäjän poika | The Flight Before Christmas | Petteri Pasanen & Hannu Tuomainen [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2009 (64th) [fi] | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Letters to Father Jacob | Lasse Saarinen [fi] & Rimbo Salomaa [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2010 (65th) [fi] | Napapiirin sankarit | Lapland Odyssey | Aleksi Bardy, producer ‡ |
| 2011 (66th) [fi] | Le Havre | Le Havre | Aki Kaurismäki, producer ‡ |
| 2012 (67th) [fi] | Kohta 18 | Almost 18 | Maarit Lalli, producer ‡ |
| 2013 (68th) [fi] | Betoniyö | Concrete Night | Misha Jaari [fi] & Mark Lwoff [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2014 (69th) [fi] | He ovat paenneet [fi] | They Have Escaped | Aleksi Bardy, producer ‡ |
| 2015 (70th) [fi] | Miekkailija | The Fencer | Kai Nordberg [fi] & Kaarle Aho [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2016 (71st) [fi] | Hymyilevä mies | The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki | Jussi Rantamäki [fi], producer ‡ |
| 2017 (72nd) [fi] | Ikitie | The Eternal Road | Ilkka Matila [fi], producer ‡ |
| 2018 (73rd) [fi] | Tyhjiö [fi] | Void | Aleksi Salmenperä, producer ‡ |
| 2019 (74th) [fi] | Aurora [fi] | Aurora | Max Malka [fi], producer ‡ |
| 2020 (75th) [fi] | Tove | Tove | Aleksi Bardy & Andrea Reuter [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2021 (76th) [fi] | Hytti nro 6 | Compartment No. 6 | Jussi Rantamäki [fi] & Emilia Haukka [fi], producers ‡ |
| 2022 (77th) [fi] | Tytöt tytöt tytöt | Girl Picture | Leila Lyytikäinen [fi] & Elina Pohjola [fi], producers ‡ |

## Multiple winners

| Wins | Person |
| 6 | Aki Kaurismäki |
| 4 | Markku Pölönen |
| 4 | Kari Sara [fi] |
| 3 | Aleksi Bardy |
| 2 | Kaarle Aho [fi] |
| 2 | Jarmo Lampela |
| 2 | Kai Nordberg [fi] |
| 2 | Jussi Rantamäki [fi] |
| 2 | Lasse Saarinen [fi] |