Jussi Award for Best Actor

Discontinued award presented by the Jussi Awards

Jussi Award for Best Actor

Joel Rinne was the first recipient of the award in 1944

Awarded for| Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Presented by| Filmiaura
First award| 1944
Final award| 2022
Currently held by| Petri Poikolainen
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2022)

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.[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.[3][2] 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,[4] 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

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Actor Ville Virtanen after winning the Jussi Award in 2011. Year  | Actor  | Film  | English title

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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
1956
(14th) | Not presented
1957
(15th) | Not presented
1958
(16th) | Holger Salin | Punainen viiva | Red Line
1959
not held | Not presented
1960
not held | 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
1965
(20th) | Pekka Autiovuori | Tunteita | Feelings
1966
(21st) | Jukka Sipilä | Käpy selän alla | Under Your Skin
1967
(22nd) | 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
1973
(28th) | Aimo Saukko | Maa on syntinen laulu | The Earth Is a Sinful Song
1974
(29th) | 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
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
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
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

## Multiple awards

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3 awards

* Tommi Korpela (2 consecutive)
* Tauno Palo
* Lasse Pöysti

2 awards

* Eero Aho
* Hannu-Pekka Björkman
* Martti Kainulainen
* Hannu Lauri
* Vesa-Matti Loiri
* Paavo Pentikäinen
* Joel Rinne
* Martti Suosalo
* Rauli Tuomi

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## References

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1. ^ "Jussi-voittajat". jussit.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
2. ^ a b Rantanen, Miska (April 11, 2022). "Näyttelijät tyytyväisiä Jussi-palkintojen sukupuolettomuuteen: "Virkistävää, että aletaan elää 2020-lukua", sanoo Elina Knihtilä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. ^ "Elokuva-ala muuttaa käytäntöään: Ensi vuonna jaetaan sukupuolettomat Jussit". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). April 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. ^ "Jussi Awards: 1944 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* Jussi Awards on the Internet Movie Database

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