記述蘇芬戰爭火線幾個普通芬蘭士兵的經歷，以此告訴人們，弱國芬蘭敢于抵抗俄國紅軍侵犯的精神氣力究竟來自何處？Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Osttrobottnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala.