Jussi Koskela clears a plot of land for his family in the village of Pentinkulma in southern Häme. His son Akseli joins the Red Guard and takes part in the Civil War of 1918, at the end of which he is imprisoned. After his release, Akseli returns to Pentinkulma and tries to raise his family with his wife Elina, as well as acquire more land for his croft in a politically hostile environment. The Winter War and Continuation War take a heavy toll on the Koskela family, but despite this, life goes on.
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| Writing | Väinö Linna | Screenplay |
| Writing | Edvin Laine | Screenplay |
| Art | Ensio Suominen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pentti Taivainen | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Heikki Aaltoila | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aino Mantsas | Costume Design |
| Camera | Olavi Tuomi | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Väinö Linna | Novel |
| Editing | Juho Gartz | Editor |
| Editing | István Szintai | Editor |
| Writing | Juho Gartz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matti Kassila | Screenplay |
| Writing | Juha Nevalainen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Georg Korkman | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirja Traat | Costume Design |
| Production | Mauno Mäkelä | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Matti Ylinen | Production Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Olavi Tuomi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Georg Korkman | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pekka Parikka | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ensio Lumes | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Matti Kassila | Production Manager |
| Directing | Edvin Laine | Director |
| Camera | Jussi Laine | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pentti Auer | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siviä Friskberg | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Tiiti Taskinen | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Katriina Kiiskinen | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Georg Korkman | Production Secretary |
| Production | Tiiti Taskinen | Production Secretary |
| Production | Mauri Jaakkola | Location Manager |
| Production | Allan Lindfors | Location Manager |
| Production | Pentti Pöllänen | Location Manager |
