In the 1910s, beautiful young Silja loses both parents and ends up working as a maid at wealthier farms around her village. She is courted by a number of bachelors, ranging from simple farmhand Väinö to sophisticated young student Armas whom she meets when working for a charming old professor. However, Silja's health starts to deteriorate, and when the Finnish Civil War breaks up in 1918, she is inadvertently involved in a small incident after which her loyalties are questioned by both the Reds and the Whites.
Heidi Krohn
as Silja Salmelus
Jussi Jurkka
as Armas
Aku Korhonen
as Rantoon professori
Pentti Siimes
as Honkkeli-Väinö
Tommi Rinne
as Oskari
Kaarlo Halttunen
as Kustaa
Oke Tuuri
as Ville
Kullervo Kalske
as Siiverin isäntä
Rauha Rentola
as Siiverin emäntä
Pentti Irjala
as Kierikan isäntä
Kerttu Hämeranta
as Kierikan emäntä
Aino Lohikoski
as Sofia
