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
Jussi Jurkka
Aku Korhonen
Pentti Siimes
Tommi Rinne
Kaarlo Halttunen
Oke Tuuri
Kullervo Kalske
Rauha Rentola
Pentti Irjala
Kerttu Hämeranta
Aino Lohikoski
Åke Lindman
Heimo Lepistö
Emmi Jurkka
Elvi Saarnio
Sakari Jurkka
Alli Linko
Pirkko Karppi
Toivo Lahti
Pentti Viljanen
Leevi Linko
Merja Linko
Urho Lahti
Leo Riuttu
Väinö Parviainen
Anton Soini
Arto Mäkelä
Helmi Lehosti
Leena Rahikka