Aarno Sulkanen as Akseli Koskela

Ulla Eklund as Elina Koskela

Risto Taulo as Jussi Koskela

Anja Pohjola as Alma Koskela

Matti Pellonpää as Valdemar Leppänen, "Valtu"

Mirjam Novero as Anna Kivivuori

Kauko Helovirta as Otto Kivivuori

Esa Saario as Janne Kivivuori

Rose-Marie Precht as Ellen Salpakari

Matti Ranin as Lauri Salpakari

Maija-Leena Soinne as Aune Leppänen

Jussi Jurkka as Slukola

Ilkka Keltanen as Opettaja Pentti Rautajärvi

Martti Järvinen as Ilmari Salpakari

Sini Sinervirta as Kaarina Koskela

Olavi Ahonen as Elias 'Elkku' Kankaanpää

Helge Herala as Vihtori 'Vikki' Kivioja

Harri Laurikka as Aulis Kivioja

Pentti Irjala as Preeti Leppänen

Risto Mäkelä as Lasse

Taneli Rinne as Arvo Töyry

Ismo Vehkakoski as Vilho

Ismo Kallio as Lauri 'Late' Kivioja

Kari Backman as Eero Koskela

Jari Koponen as Voitto Koskela

Juhani Kumpulainen as Antero Mellola

Aimo Tepponen as Pajunen

Kosti Klemelä as Rural Police Chief

Fritz-Hugo Backman as Pharmacist E. Dahlberg

Eino Kaipainen as Presiding judge

Ture Junttu as Arvo Töyry's defense attorney

Pertti Weckström as Medical officer

Tiiti Taskinen as Rouva Rautajärvi

Linda Brava as Kaarina vauvana (uncredited)

Sakari Jurkka as Toijala

Tuula Nyman as

Aaro Kurkela as groom at the wedding

Kaarina Tuunanen as

Pentti Auer as drunk guy

Aino Lohikoski as the crofter's wife

Katriina Rinne as Sanni Kivivuori

Jaakko Jokelin as council meeting disrupter

Veli Tuomas-Kettunen as council meeting disrupter

Hannu Vuorinen as disruptor of proceedings

Hannes Veivo as council member

Rauni Ranta as Siukola's wife

Olavi Tuomi as Drunk Guy

Holger Blommila as

Georg Korkman as

Elsa Turakainen as Alder Henna

Lauri Ahokas as

Lauri Kyöstilä as

Eero Kosteikko as

Kalevi Kahra as

Eero Keskitalo as

Paavo Pentikäinen as

Matti Rinne as

Kalle Sulkunen as

Elin Aaltonen as

Paavo Piironen as

Aimo Paapio as member of the municipal council