Matti Pellonpää as Nikander

Kati Outinen as Ilona

Sakari Kuosmanen as Melartin

Esko Nikkari as Nikander's Co-Worker

Kylli Köngäs as Ilona's Friend

Pekka Laiho as Store Manager

Jukka-Pekka Palo as Third Man

Svante Korkiakoski as Police Officer

Mari Rantasila as Nikander's Sister

Safka Pekkonen as Pianist

Antti Ortamo as 2nd Pianist

Mato Valtonen as Pelle

Sakke Järvenpää as Staffan

Ulla Kuosmanen as Melartin's Wife

Neka Haapanen as Cook

Pentti Koski as Singer

Ari Korhonen as Man in Restaurant

Teuvo Rissanen as Police Officer

Erkki Rissanen as Porter

Sirkka Silin as Woman in Restaurant

Marina Martinoff as Hostess

Jussi Tiitinen as Garbage Man / Bartender

Riikka Kuosmanen as Melartin's Daughter

Eskil Mansikka as Keyboardist (uncredited)

Jaakko Talaskivi as Guard (uncredited)

Haije Alanoja as Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Bertta Pellonpää as Bingo Player (uncredited)

Helmeri Pellonpää as Bingo Player (uncredited)

Malla Hukkanen as Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Aki Kaurismäki as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)

Olli Varja as Customer (uncredited)

Tanja Talaskivi as Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Jukka Mäkinen as Garbage Man (uncredited)