Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just preparing for their matriculation examination. When graduation day has come Géza refuses to set up but taken by force by the principal's henchmen. When dad Gyurkovics later dies, takes over Bandi goods while Géza becoming an officer cadet in the nearby garrison city.

Driver Elof "Loffe" Karlsson ends his employment with the director Bergfeldt, who is divorcing wife Karin. He takes the place of a lawyer Nyberg, provides Mrs. Bergfeldt a restaurant. This is where the young and cute waitress Greta and Loffe become acquainted. Greta Bergman is involved in a large inheritance case, and as a lawyer Nyberg agreed to take care for her. But Nyberg is a swindler who himself wants to access the money.

Funfair worker Valdemar is unknowingly the illegitimate son of a rich landowner, colonel Von Brede. The colonel knows and employs Valdemar as his stable master. The colonel has a young and beautiful ward, Eva, but will she and Valdemar fall in love with each other?

1813. The Swedish army is fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition. The popular general Von Döbeln is arrested for sending the army against the French in breach of orders by the crown prince. At the court martial he is sentenced to death but is pardoned by the king and sent to prison instead. A group of conspirators are planning to set him free and make him their leader in a coup d'etat.

Tage breaks up with his girlfriend Dora when he falls in love with the ballet dancer Maud.

Sven and Karin meet during a train trip to Abisko National Park in northern Sweden. But when arriving, Sven is instantly attracted to beautiful Sami girl Sissel. Karin is hearbroken, while the brutal Sami boy Nila – himself in love with Sissel – is mad with jealousy.

Movie star Georg Wilck has grown tired of the attention that comes with being a celebrity, and travels incognito to the seaside resort Viken to get some privacy. He assumes in the name of Fred Palmer, a name that belongs to a schoolmate whom he believes has died in America. However the good-for-nothing Palmer has just returned to Sweden and has hatched a plan to earn some easy money by hustle the Viken ladies.