The very first American-style Post Office robbery in Finland. In the midst of the 60's a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits up and go into hiding after the heist.
Tres jóvenes americanos se disponen a pasar unas inolvidables vacaciones en la idílica Finlandia, en Laponia exactamente. Su intención es relajarse y gozar de la tranquilidad necesaria para ir de caza, pero en una de sus salidas se desvían de su camino y cruzan la frontera con la URSS, donde les espera un verdadero infierno. Capturados por ser sospechosos de un asesinato que no han cometido, serán encarcelados y tratados de forma infrahumana.
Middle-aged municipal architect Mikko is frustrated with his job and his marriage, so for years he has directed his energy into renovating a turn-of-the-century wooden villa on the seaside. One beautiful summer evening Mikko and his wife Liisa invite old friends to a party in the villa: divorced intellectual Erik who gets along a little too well with Liisa; and noisy building contractor Hessu with his young and sexy new wife Pirre. Their increasingly drunken discussions are interrupted by a surprise visit from Mikko's and Liisa's daughter Jonna and her husband Pete. A conflict between the father and the daughter ensues in front of the guests.
Two brothers, two different lifestyles collide. Eero is a young married man who opens up a print shop and struggles to get it going. Eki is a student with Marxist ideas, although he dates the daughter of a wealthy shipowner.