Lasse Pihlajamaa

Based on a short story by Johannes Linnankoski. A story of a milkmaid that falls in love with a student on holiday

After a robbery, a gang of bandits led by Kulaus-Ramperi flees Helsinki on the Kuopio express train "Lentävä kalakukko" and tries to hide in the crowded train filled with music and singing. The cheerful conductor Saastamoinen protects the motley crew traveling on the train.