Overview
The municipal council of Pinsiö tries to get Taavetti, the 'baron of Pinsiö', to move into a retirement home. However, the baron refuses and flees to Tampere to stay with his nephew Heikki and his wife Liisa. Heikki and his family dream of building their own house, but obtaining a mortgage loan is difficult. Their financial worries deepen when Heikki, as a union representative, has to deal with a strike at his workplace and illegal work practices.
Director and cast
- Eero Roine as Taavetti Nurmi
- Eino Kaipainen as Heikki Nurmi
- Mirjam Novero as Liisa Nurmi
- Liisa Roine as Ritva Nurmi
- Seppo Mäki as Pasi Nurmi
- Kirsti Saraheimo as Pirkko Nurmi
- Elna Hellman as Eeva Moisio
- Elsa Turakainen as Lyyti Holopainen
- Olavi Ahonen as Toivo Moisio
- Tapio Hämäläinen as Kalle Holopainen
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