It is based on the novel The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski, telling the story of a glib log driver Olavi Koskela, who spends his free time flirting with young maids.

[1] Olavi Koskela (Kaarlo Oksanen), a young and handsome man, wanders as a lumberjack in the countryside, as women and landscapes change frequently.

However, Kyllikki (Rakel Linnanheimo), the daughter of the rich Moisio house, does not easily fall for Olavi's charms.

Olavi doesn't try to persuade Moisio's master to be kinder by revealing his true, "fine" parentage, but goes on to continue his journey.

In the end, a man with a lot of experience returns to the homestead, where the mother (Ida Kallio) is lying on her deathbed and forgives her son for the past quarrels.

By the time of the wedding, Olavi's true identity as the heir to the rich Koskela house has been revealed, and Moisio's host is also very pleased with his daughter's marriage.