Once a naïve, love-struck girl now forsaken by her lover, Maija leaves her island home to work as a housemaid in the city, only to be seduced by her employer's son Erkki, then forced to leave the household in order to avoid the scandal of a pregnancy. With few prospects for a decent job, Maija is reduced to working as a bar hostess to make ends meet, ever fending off the advances of disreputable clients, even as she continues to hold out hope for an enduring love that will redeem her from her fate.
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Cast
Marie-Louise Fock
Maija
Ture Ara
Aarne
Kunto Karapää
Erkki Holmberg
Lauri Korpela
Aukusti
Annie Sundman
Mrs. Holmberg
Ida Salmi
Granny
Sven Relander
Mr. Auronen
Paavo Jännes
Henrik Karo
Frans Kampman
Kalle
Fritz-Hugo Backman
Klaus Hallberg (uncredited)
Aili Tikka
Brita (uncredited)
Kaarlo Aavajoki
Harri (uncredited)
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