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.
Director:
Nelly Anita Lovén
Irja Sassi
Tauno Palo
Kuusi
Kirsti Ortola
Ansu
Asta Backman
Paavo Hukkinen
Valo
Matti Aulos
Tuomas
Harri Sinijärvi
Taavetti
Heimo Lepistö
Tirronen
Saara Ranin
Tirroska
Helmi Lehosti
Vili Lehosti
Arvo Kuusla
Pekkarinen (uncredited)
Tauno Söder
Kalle (uncredited)
Juhani Kumpulainen
Lukkari (uncredited)
Helvi Aunio
Patukka (uncredited)
Hannes Veivo
Kivinen (uncredited)
Veikko Kines
(uncredited)
Irja Kuusla
(uncredited)
Mauno Hyvönen
(uncredited)
Oskari Puukko
(uncredited)
Esko Tuomi
(uncredited)
Sointu Kouvo
(uncredited)
Kyösti Erämaa
(uncredited)
Walle Siivonen
(uncredited)
Kari Uusitalo
(uncredited)
Kalevi Somervuori
(uncredited)
Seppo Sariola
(uncredited)
Vilho Ruuskanen
(uncredited)
