Ylioppilaan kosinta: 1-näytöksinen laulunsekainen kansannäytyelmä

A quiet riverside village on the banks of the Vuoksi opens the scene, where the Haikonen family—tough house‑holder Juho, his steady wife Eeva, and their bright‑spirit daughter Elli—run a modest farm surrounded by fields, a gate‑framed yard, and the soft chorus of birds. The landscape feels both intimate and timeless, setting the stage for everyday conversations that drift between work, tradition, and the subtle longing for something beyond the meadow.

Elli’s world brightens when Heikki Tuominen, a university student returning from the city, arrives with hopeful verses and a restless heart. Their flirtatious banter reveals a clash of expectations: a scholarly outsider meets a grounded country girl, while the local shopkeeper Antti Puhakka and a pair of thieves linger in the background, hinting at small‑scale tensions that ripple through the community. The dialogue is peppered with folk songs, giving the play a lyrical, almost theatrical rhythm.

As the summer unfolds, family members prepare for upcoming celebrations, and the arrival of guests from Helsinki promises both hospitality and fresh complications. Listeners will be drawn into the warm, humor‑laden interplay of love, duty, and the gentle pull of the river that frames every decision in this one‑act folk drama.