The municipal council of Pinsiö tries to get Taavetti, the 'baron of Pinsiö', to move into a retirement home. However, the baron refuses and flees to Tampere to stay with his nephew Heikki and his wife Liisa. Heikki and his family dream of building their own house, but obtaining a mortgage loan is difficult. Their financial worries deepen when Heikki, as a union representative, has to deal with a strike at his workplace and illegal work practices.
Eero Roine
as Taavetti Nurmi
Eino Kaipainen
as Heikki Nurmi
Mirjam Novero
as Liisa Nurmi
Liisa Roine
as Ritva Nurmi
Seppo Mäki
as Pasi Nurmi
Kirsti Saraheimo
as Pirkko Nurmi
Elna Hellman
as Eeva Moisio
Elsa Turakainen
as Lyyti Holopainen
Olavi Ahonen
as Toivo Moisio
Tapio Hämäläinen
as Kalle Holopainen
Matti Ranin
as Pauli Hirvonen
Orvokki Huhtikangas
as Anne
