After returning home from being a prisoner of war Viktor gets a job from his friend Rolf with whom he had served. The men trust each other until Viktor meets Rolf’s wife Astrid.
Basé sur la mythologie finlandaise, ce film retrace les exploits de Lemminkainen alors qu'il courtise la foire Annikki et combat la méchante sorcière Louhi. Louhi kidnappe Annikki pour obliger son père à construire pour elle un Sampo, un dispositif magique qui crée du sel, du grain et de l'or. Quand Lemminkainen tente (et échoue) de récupérer le Sampo, Louhi vole le soleil, plongeant le monde dans l'obscurité glacée.
Esko is going to a neighboring village to marry Kreeta after her father arranged the marriage with Esko's father. Esko takes Mikko as his travel companion and that's where Esko's ordeals begin.
Maria Toikka is called to testify in a trial in which her husband Ville is charged. The assurances show the events that led to the trial from the previous fall, when Patron Oppman begins to approach Maria, offering her money in return for services.