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.

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