A young woman is forced into an arranged marriage by her family in hopes of securing their future, but her husband turns out to be an alcoholic brute of a man and she longs for the man she truly loves.
Olavi, a farmer's son, leaves his home after a dispute with his father and leads a life of a womanizing logger.
A small village provides a scene for intrigues, fights, love, jealousy, accusations, and revenge.
