Tiina Lymi

Tiina Lymi (born 3 September 1971) is a Finnish actress, director, playwright, screenwriter, and author. She received a Jussi Award for Best Actress for her work in the 1993 film Akvaariorakkaus. She is also known for directing historical drama film Stormskerry Maja and the hit comedy drama TV series Queen of Fucking Everything (2025).

Early life and education Tiina Lymi was born on 3 September 1971 Finland and grew up with her single mother. She went to the Tampere University High School.

Career Lymi is an actress, director, screenwriter, and author. She had her first film role in 1993 in Akvaariorakkaus,

She wrote and directed Stormskerry Maja (2024), a Finnish historical drama film adapted from Anni Blomqvist's book series.

In 2025, Lymi wrote and directed the hit comedy drama TV series Queen of Fucking Everything, starring Laura Malmivaara, Katja Küttner, and Minna Haapkylä. The Rabbit Films production, which was commissioned by Finnish national broadcaster YLE, was sold to channels across Europe before its global premiere at Content London, including ZDF (Germany), NPO (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), NRK (Norway), and RÚV (Iceland). It went on to be screened on other channels and streaming services around the world, including Rialto Channel in New Zealand, SBS on Demand in Australia, and Apple TV. The series has been described as "Finnish female version of Breaking Bad, albeit with a more satirical edge".

In January 2026, Lymi was working on the development of a feature film based on one of the characters in Queen of Fucking Everything, with the ironic title King of Fucking Everything, having co-written the script with Juha Lehtola of East Film. There is also a second season of the series under way, and Lymi is working on a new series that she has written under the working title Guardian Angel, also with a central female character.

Awards and nominations Lymi received a Jussi Award for Best Actress for her work in the 1993 film Akvaariorakkaus.

Her 2024 film Stormskerry Maja was nominated for nine Jussi Awards, winning six, including the Jussi Award for Best Director for Lymi.

Queen of Fucking Everything (2025) won five awards in the Golden Venla TV awards, was nominated for the 2026 Nordic Script Award

Personal life Lymi was married for 12 years to actor Eero Aho until 2006. They have two daughters, Iida (1994) and Ella (1997). Iida has appeared in the film Joki and Ella together with their parents in the film Juoksuhaudantie and in the film Käsky. Ella entered the Theater Academy in 2018 and is also studying to be an actress. During their careers, Lymi and Aho often performed together in other contexts, such as in the KOM theater and television series Vuoroin vieraissa.

In 2007, she became engaged to dancer Aleksi Seppänen, who had won the season's Dancing with the Stars, and they had a son the following year.

Selected filmography Actor (1992) Nousukausi (2003) Juoksuhaudantie (2004) Aikuisten oikeesti (2005) Hulluna Saraan (2012) Armi elää! (2015) Director Happier Times, Grump (2018) Sisäilmaa (television series, 2021) Stormskerry Maja (2024) Queen of Fucking Everything (television series, 2025)