Marianne is not satisfied with her job at a farm and dreams of moving to the big city. When she finally decides to go she is robbed on arrival. Two older gentlemen decide to help her avoid the dangers of the city.
Ninni is a girl who is paralyzed from the waist down. Her mother dies and she is taken care of by a friend of the family. She is trapped in the heart of Stockholm and can't get out of the city because the lack of money.
Farmer Mårten Esbjörnsson has three adult sons who all want to find a wife to marry. However, all the young women of the neighborhood seem to be less than perfect.