El ejército soviético rompe las defensas finlandesas en el istmo de Carelia en junio de 1944, avanzando con una fuerza abrumadora. De alguna manera, las tropas finlandesas deben encontrar la fuerza para contraatacar, con todas las probabilidades en su contra. La batalla de Tali-Ihantala fue la batalla más grande jamás librada en la historia de los países nórdicos. Esta película describe los hechos reales a través de cinco historias distintas.
Katri's husband has died in the Finnish Winter War. When the Continuation War begins, Katri volunteers to work in a Helsinki military hospital. She is courted by a patient, a poetry-reciting countryman bound to be released from service. In the same time, she dates old school friend Eero who even goes AWOL to be near her. As the war continues, Katri has to make difficult decisions about her life. —Markku Kuoppamäki
Small-town boys Vähy and Hapa are best friends who swear an eternal blood oath. As they grow up, however, their paths drift apart and they both find themselves searching for their place in the world.
