The stationmaster is trying to prevent his station from being closed. The train isn't coming and he has to explain to the waiting trainpassengers why it's late, while other people is trying to get the station for their use; for example the italians, who want to make a pizzeria out of it.
Roy and Roger decide to close their gasstation for the summer, to try to find where, what and how their lost father is. Roger also falls in love and much more.
Jim Olsson, eight years old, lives in a small, boring town. His father has passed away recently, but comes back in Jim's fantasies to tell stories. In his daydreams, Jim has all kinds of adventures.
Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to any deal. They tamper, scam and exploit loopholes that exist.
La madre de Sven, débil mental, muere y él empieza a trabajar en la rica granja Hoeglund. Él tiene que trabajar sin sueldo y duerme junto a las vacas. Conoce a la minusválida Ana, que es la primera que lo trata como un adulto. Un día él, cansado del maltrato de Hoeglund, se muda con la familia de Anna. Sven (Stellan Skarsgård) es un inocente empujado a la violencia por la crueldad de otros.
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.