# Jussi Award for Best Actor

The Jussi Award for Best Actor 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 Joel Rinne winning the first Jussi Award for Best Actor for his performance in Kirkastettu sydän, and Petri Poikolainen was the last winner in The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic at the 75th Jussi Awards in 2022.

## Winners

| Year | Actor | Film | English title |
| 1943 (1st) | Joel Rinne | Kirkastettu sydän | The Transfigured Heart |
| 1944 (2nd) | Rauli Tuomi | Linnaisten vihreä kamari | The Green Chamber of Linnais |
| 1945 (3rd) | Tauno Palo | Menneisyyden varjo | Shadow of the Past |
| 1946 (4th) | Rauli Tuomi | ”Minä elän” | ”I Live” |
| 1947 (5th) | Leif Wager | Läpi usvan | Through the Fog |
| 1948 (6th) | Martti Katajisto | Ihmiset suviyössä | People in the Summer Night |
| 1949 (7th) | Tauno Palo | Härmästä poikia kymmenen | Ten Men from Härmä |
| 1950 (8th) | Hannes Häyrinen | Radio tekee murron | The Radio Burglary |
| 1951 (9th) | Tauno Palo | Omena putoaa... | Apple Falls |
| 1952 (10th) | Kaarlo Halttunen | Niskavuoren Heta | Heta from Niskavuori |
| 1953 (11th) | Sakari Jurkka | Minäkö isä! | I, a Father! |
| 1954 (12th) | Heimo Lepistö | Ryysyrannan Jooseppi | Joseph of Ryysyranta |
| 1955 (13th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1956 (14th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1957 (15th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1958 (16th) | Holger Salin | Punainen viiva | Red Line |
| 1959 not held | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1960 not held | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1961 (17th) | Helge Herala | Kultainen vasikka | The Golden Calf |
| 1962 (18th) | Joel Rinne | Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu | The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu |
| 1963 (19th) | Matti Oravisto | Sissit | The Partisans |
| 1964 not held | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1965 (20th) | Pekka Autiovuori | Tunteita | Feelings |
| 1966 (21st) | Jukka Sipilä | Käpy selän alla | Under Your Skin |
| 1967 (22nd) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1968 (23rd) | Kalevi Kahra | Täällä Pohjantähden alla | Here, Beneath the North Star |
| 1969 (24th) | Eero Melasniemi | Kesyttömät veljekset | The Brothers |
| 1970 (25th) | Jussi Jurkka | Akseli ja Elina, Päämaja | Akseli and Elina, The Headquarters |
| 1971–72 (26th) | Mikko Niskanen | Kahdeksan surmanluotia | Eight Deadly Shots |
| 1972 (27th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1973 (28th) | Aimo Saukko | Maa on syntinen laulu | The Earth Is a Sinful Song |
| 1974 (29th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1975 (30th) | Vesa-Matti Loiri Antti Litja | Rakastunut rampa Mies, joka ei osannut sanoa ei | Cripple in Love The Man Who Couldn't Say No |
| 1976 (31st) | Erkki Pajala Lasse Pöysti Vilho Siivola | Manillaköysi Pyhä perhe Luottamus | – The Holy Family Trust |
| 1977 (32nd) | Martti Kainulainen Toivo Mäkelä | Pakolaiset Aika hyvä ihmiseksi | – People Not as Bad as They Seem |
| 1978 (33rd) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1979 (34th) | Lasse Pöysti | Herra Puntila ja hänen renkinsä Matti | Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti |
| 1980 (35th) | Martti Kainulainen Pertti Palo | Kätkäläinen Yö meren rannalla | – Night by the Seashore |
| 1981 (36th) | Hannu Lauri Martti Pennanen | Pedon merkki Tie | Sign of the Beast – |
| 1982 (37th) | Vesa-Matti Loiri Kari Väänänen | Jon, Ulvova mylläri, Uuno Turhapuro menettää muistinsa Jon | Jon, Howling Miller, Numbskull Emptybrook Loses His Memory Jon |
| 1983 (38th) | Paavo Pentikäinen | Musta hurmio | – |
| 1984 (39th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1985 (40th) | Paavo Liski Risto Tuorila | Tuntematon sotilas Tuntematon sotilas | The Unknown Soldier The Unknown Soldier |
| 1986 (41st) | Lasse Pöysti | Maailman paras | – |
| 1987 (42nd) | Hannu Lauri | Jäähyväiset presidentille | Farewell, Mr. President |
| 1988 (43rd) | Kari Sorvali | Kuutamosonaatti | The Moonlight Sonata |
| 1989 (44th) | Taneli Mäkelä | Talvisota | The Winter War |
| 1990 (45th) | Matti Pellonpää | Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa | Dolly and Her Lover |
| 1991 (46th) | Silu Seppälä | Zombie ja Kummitusjuna | Zombie and the Ghost Train |
| 1992 (47th) | Paavo Pentikäinen | Pilkkuja ja pikkuhousuja | Lyrics and Lace |
| 1993 (48th) | Hannu Kivioja | Isä meidän | Pater Noster |
| 1994 (49th) | Juha Veijonen | Esa ja Vesa – auringonlaskun ratsastajat | Sunset Riders |
| 1995 (50th) | Not presented | Not presented | Not presented |
| 1996 (51st) | Jorma Tommila | Joulubileet | The Christmas Party |
| 1997 (52nd) | Kari Heiskanen | Lunastus | The Redemption |
| 1998 (53rd) | Pertti Koivula | Kuningasjätkä | A Summer by the River |
| 1999 (54th) | Martti Suosalo | Kulkuri ja joutsen | The Swan and the Wanderer |
| 2000 (55th) | Janne Reinikainen | Badding | Badding |
| 2001 (56th) | Martti Suosalo | Rentun Ruusu | The Rose of the Rascal |
| 2002 (57th) | Sulevi Peltola | Haaveiden kehä | Blue Corner |
| 2003 (58th) | Mikko Leppilampi | Helmiä ja sikoja | Pearls and Pigs |
| 2004 (59th) | Peter Franzén | Koirankynnen leikkaaja | Dog Nail Clipper |
| 2005 (60th) | Hannu-Pekka Björkman | Eläville ja kuolleille | For the Living and the Dead |
| 2006 (61st) | Janne Virtanen | Valkoinen kaupunki | Frozen City |
| 2007 (62nd) | Tommi Korpela | Miehen työ | A Man's Work |
| 2008 (63rd) | Tommi Korpela | Putoavia enkeleitä | Falling Angels |
| 2009 (64th) | Heikki Nousiainen | Postia pappi Jaakobille | Letters to Father Jacob |
| 2010 (65th) | Ville Virtanen | Paha perhe | Bad Family |
| 2011 (66th) | Joonas Saartamo | Hiljaisuus | Silence |
| 2012 (67th) | Eero Ritala | Kulman pojat | Fanatics |
| 2013 (68th) | Eero Aho | 8-pallo | 8-ball |
| 2014 (69th) | Antti Litja | Mielensäpahoittaja | The Grump |
| 2015 (70th) | Tommi Korpela | Häiriötekijä | Distractions |
| 2016 (71st) | Jarkko Lahti | Hymyilevä mies | The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki |
| 2017 (72nd) | Eero Aho | Tuntematon sotilas | The Unknown Soldier |
| 2018 (73rd) | Hannu-Pekka Björkman | Ihmisen osa | The Human Part |
| 2019 (73rd) | Pekka Strang | Koirat eivät käytä housuja | Dogs Don't Wear Pants |
| 2020 (74th) | Shahab Hosseini | Ensilumi | Any Day Now |
| 2021 (75th) | Petri Poikolainen | Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia | The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic |