Johannes Linnankoski

Milkmaid Hilja is being wooed by young artist Yrjö and jealous farmhand Kalevi.

Song of the Scarlet Flower was Teuvo Tulio's first independently produced film, and the earliest of his surviving films. The plot was about Olavi, a farmer's son who leaves his home after a dispute with his father and leads a life of a womanizing logger.

Olof is the restless son of a wealthy farmer. He meets Annikki and brings her to the evening dance. But at the dance he abandons Anniki for another girl, the maid Elli. Later that evening, the couple is surprised by Olof's mother. The next day, his father is angry about Olof being with a simple maid. After a violent quarrel Olof hits his father and therefore must leave his home. (imdb)

Olof and Elly falls in love. Relatives and friends are disturbed by this. When Olof decides to leave the village and work as floater, Elly wants to come along. He asks her to stay and wait for his return.