A story about the life of Eero, a machine shop worker, and his younger brother Martin in the working-class neighborhoods of Helsinki, and the change brought about by a conductor and his daughter who move in next door.
Waste paper collector Mikko dreams of being a wealthy mining engineer who succeeds in all his business ventures. He is also lucky in love when Clas, a factory owner, charming daughter Aune takes a liking to the charming mining engineer.
On midsummers night Anja and her girlfriends play an old game from folklore where staring into two opposing mirrors allows one to see the past and the future. In one vision Anja sees where a criminal hides the stolen loot reported on in the newspapers. She finds the location, snatches the loot, and sees herself being pursued by the criminal mobsters who want their goods back. However, Anja is a cunning lady and manages to stay one step ahead of them all the time.
