Jussi Award for Best Actress | |
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![]() Emma Väänänen had the most wins with four | |
Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Presented by | Filmiaura |
First awarded | 1944 |
Last awarded | 2022 |
Currently held by | 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.
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