Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the summer, Harri , a student, and Kantola's daughter Annika fall in love, which is not accepted by either of their fathers or Annika's ex-fiancé Tuomas.
| Production | T.J. Särkkä | Producer |
| Editing | Armas Vallasvuo | Editor |
| Sound | Taisto Lindegren | Sound |
| Directing | Matti Kassila | Director |
| Art | Aarre Koivisto | Production Design |
| Camera | Pentti Unho | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Artturi Leinonen | Novel |
| Writing | T.J. Särkkä | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matti Kassila | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tauno Pylkkänen | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Jokela | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olavi Suominen | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kaarlo Kultalahti | Location Manager |
| Production | Pentti Irjala | Location Manager |
| Production | Torsti Ahonlinna | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivan Gustafsson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siviä Friskberg | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Leena Valkeala | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Eka Karppanen | Title Designer |
