 The film was an adaptation from a work by Hilja Valtonen, as was the sequel, "Mieheke", which Vaala directed in the same year.Many of Vaala's films were adaptations of popular classics of Finnish literature, by authors such as Mika Waltari, Aleksis Kivi and Maiju Lassila.Vaala also directed several adaptations on works by Frans Eemil Sillanpää, one of which, "Ihmiset suviyössä" (1948), has been called his best film, and is reported to have been one of the director's personal favorites.