At the request of author Zacharias, Fredrik begins composing an opera, inspired by a summer walk in Backas, Espoo. He falls in love with Ebba, who sings like a nightingale about a young mermaid on the shore of the lake. Fredrik's infatuation causes a scandal in Helsinki society circles, as he is married.
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as Fredrik Pacius
as Zacharias Topelius
as Nina Pacius
as Margarethe Florin
as Martin
as Nikolai Kiseleff
as Adolf Wasenius
as Eugen Bergfält
as Pavén
as P.V. Florin
as Tilda
as Hanna Falkman
as Mrs. Florin
as Bertel Rhodén
as Ganzauge
as Fredrik Cygnaeus
as J.L. Runeberg
as J.W. Snellman
as Martin
as Fredrika Runeberg
as Liisa
as Edvard Pacius
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