# Jussi Award for Best Actress

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. 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. 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, and Seidi Haarla was the last winner in Compartment No. 6 at the 75th Jussi Awards in 2022.

## Winners

| Year | Actress | Film | English title | Ref. |
| 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 | Not presented | Not presented | 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 | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1960 not held | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1961 (17th) | Sinikka Hannula | Rakas... | Darling | |
| 1962 (18th) | Ruth Snellman | Ihana seikkailu | A Wonderful Adventure | |
| 1963 (19th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1964 not held | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented | 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 | Not presented | Not presented | 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 | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1980 (35th) | Rea Mauranen Eeva Eloranta | Tulipää Yö meren rannalla | Flame Top Night by the Seashore | |
| 1981 (36th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1982 (37th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented | 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 | Not presented | Not presented | 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) | Oona Airola | Oma maa | Land of Hope | |
| 2019 (73rd) | Mimosa Willamo | Aurora | – | |
| 2020 (74th) | Alma Pöysti | Tove | – | |
| 2021 (75th) | Seidi Haarla | Hytti nro 6 | Compartment No. 6 |