Livet i finnskogarna

In a rural parish in 1906, young Heikki, one of the Finnish immigrants, lives a wild and free life in the deep forest. After poaching, his furs are confiscated and Heikki vows to have his revenge by seducing the young women of the parish, one by one.

Cast

Naima Wifstrand

as Sigrid Malm

Barbro Ribbing

as Ingeborg Malm

Bengt Logardt

as Gunnar Malm

Kenne Fant

as Heikki Purje

Mirjami Kuosmanen

as Aino

Sigbrit Molin

as Ellen Bjurselius

John Elfström

as Simon

Eric Laurent

as Johan Lång

Henning Ohlsson

as Kolar-Jocke

Torgny Anderberg

as August

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