Maria, who lives in Hermann, Helsinki, takes in a baby abandoned on the steps of a bar. Mean neighbors call the foundling, named Stiina, a municipal orphan, which makes the girl ashamed of her background. Malicious gossip, constant poverty, and misfortune strengthen her spirit. Stiina grows up to be a brave and fair woman.

Anni Aitto
as Maria Berg

Irma Seikkula
as Stiina Berg

Suvi Soila
as Stiina as a child

Tauno Majuri
as Martti Berg

Rauli Tuomi
as Vesa Kamppi

Orvo Kalevi
as Vesa as a child

Litja Ilmari
as Vesa's mother

Eino Jurkka
as Vesa's father

Uuno Laakso
as Filippus Flinkman

Varma Lahtinen
as Iita