The baron who owns the estate and factory does not approve of his daughters' honest but non-aristocratic and poor suitors. The older sister, Margareta, does not want to leave agronomist Mauno, and the younger sister, Helvi, does not want to leave paper master apprentice Toivo.
When Hjalmar Hagerts son, Bertil, returns after graduated at Alnarps agricultural school Hjalmar gets a phone call from his friend and lawyer Friberg. He want's to talk about commonly known Törner that is very sick and needs help.
Armas, a somewhat frivolous painter, arrives in the outer archipelago with his friend and falls in love with Annikki, the fiancée of a young pilot named Eero. A stormy night brings a resolution to the love triangle.