Unemployed girl shoplifts in department store. Son of a wealthy family notice the shoplifting but won't turn her in. After awhile they are seen together and press thinks they are engaged.
The story of Finnish singer Abraham 'Aappo' Ojanperä, who was born in the late 1850s. On his journey from a crier boy from Liminga to an international singing star, Aappo never forgets his first love Katri, who faithfully waits in Liminga for his return.
Maria, who lives in Hermann, Helsinki, takes in a baby abandoned on the steps of a bar. Mean neighbors call the foundling, named Stiina, a municipal orphan, which makes the girl ashamed of her background. Malicious gossip, constant poverty, and misfortune strengthen her spirit. Stiina grows up to...
Yrjö Niemelä leaves the countryside for Helsinki. Unemployed, homeless, and penniless, the young man attempts suicide in despair, but a Salvation Army soldier comes to his rescue at the last moment. His luck changes when Yrjö gets a job in a warehouse and, as a fast runner, becomes a sports...
Master Kaarlo Auer, who has achieved fame as the author of a successful novel, travels to a small town to meet Anna, the widow of his late friend Martti Vainio. Their daughter Virve Vainio finds an old calendar in the attic, in which an entry reveals literary theft.
Before her death, Anu's mother promises her daughter to the wealthy Junu of Ukonmäki. Anu loves the carpenter Mikko, who, upon hearing of Junu's engagement, leaves for Helsinki. However, Mikko misses Anu and his homeland, to which he returns with modern ideas of factory work and efficiency.
Eerikki Lind, a young university student working as a sailor, falls in love with the beautiful Kirsti on the canal. The budding Midsummer romance between the young people is overshadowed by jealousy and the tragic love story of Kirsti's parents.
Väinö Kehkonen, the head of a Helsinki-based construction company, takes his wife and the Ärmälä couple to Dr. Puosu for a rejuvenating hormone injection, which causes them to behave like children. The director, previously known for his lack of drive, gains energy and enthusiasm from the...
Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone. Delivery girl tries to help the painter to get forward in his career, but meanwhile a rich woman becomes too interested towards the painter.
Reino Köyri the son of a wealthy house falls off a horse and ends up at Liuhala's cottage to be treated by Venla. There he falls in love with the daughter of the house Anna. The couple’s cohabitation is hampered by previous commitments and ambiguities in kinship.
Rainer Sarmo and Mikko Vehmer stumble upon a Russian counterfeit league. They help Leila Varta, who tries to save her brother Raimo from the evil Josef Hakim. The beautiful pianist Maria Lichter is puzzled by the events.
Mrs. Ireene Helasuo does not want to have children and refuses to do so. She argues about this with her husband and father. Director Kustaa Helasuo considers childlessness a deficiency, and Ireene's father believes that motherhood is a woman's duty, which his daughter is not fulfilling.
Captain Kaarnoja finds himself caught up in intrigues and a dispute between the noblewoman Elisabeth and her cousin, Captain Gyllenskiöld. Kaarnoja comes into possession of a mysterious letter, which leads him and his loyal companion Sergeant Erkinpoika into battles, ambushes, and sword fights.
A story about the passengers of the inland waterway Heinävesi. Salli, the daughter of the captain, dreams of an acting career and joins a performance by a theater company traveling on a ship.
Dentist Lauri Liesi is performing as a magician in the Hotel Metropol. Meanwhile, during his performance top-secret letters of engineer Arpila are stolen from his room. Mr. Liesi is then being accused of the theft. To clear his name he starts to investigate and search the culprits from the criminal...
Ahti Helpi, the pastor of a rural parish who sees himself as both a priest and a soldier, leaves for the front to continue the war. At home, his pregnant wife Lea takes care of their large family as well as the parishioners. They endure the difficult times by believing in God, home, and their...
Remembering the past, Rea returns to the moment that changed her life. Coming of age, Rea's alcoholic fate is wrapped around two men, composer Tauno Tarras and sea captain Erkki.