3
86 min
After her mother's death, Irja, an evacuee girl, finds herself in a poor financial situation. Working as a housekeeper for her former teacher on a starvation wage, her situation improves when she is hired as a janitor at a secondary school. Despite the opposition of Principal Kuusi, she decides to take the matriculation examination and, in order to improve her writing skills, responds to a correspondence advertisement placed by the mysterious Master Ahtojää.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelly Anita Lovén | Irja Sassi | Unowned | |
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Tauno Palo | Kuusi | Unowned |
| Kirsti Ortola | Ansu | Unowned | |
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Asta Backman | Unowned | |
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Paavo Hukkinen | Valo | Unowned |
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Matti Aulos | Tuomas | Unowned |
| Harri Sinijärvi | Taavetti | Unowned | |
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Heimo Lepistö | Tirronen | Unowned |
| Saara Ranin | Tirroska | Unowned | |
| Helmi Lehosti | Unowned | ||
| Vili Lehosti | Unowned | ||
| Arvo Kuusla | Pekkarinen (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Tauno Söder | Kalle (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Juhani Kumpulainen | Lukkari (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Helvi Aunio | Patukka (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Hannes Veivo | Kivinen (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Veikko Kines | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Irja Kuusla | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Mauno Hyvönen | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Oskari Puukko | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Esko Tuomi | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Sointu Kouvo | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Kyösti Erämaa | (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Walle Siivonen | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Kari Uusitalo | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Kalevi Somervuori | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Seppo Sariola | (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Vilho Ruuskanen | (uncredited) | Unowned |