Matti turns 16 and becomes a man, at least in his father's eyes. Matti wanders around Helsinki, and strange people cling to him like flies to sticky flypaper. At the same time, Matti's girlfriend Leila waits for him somewhere.
Two men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot. Nieminen is arrested, but he refuses to reveal his accomplice's name. On his first leave on prison Nieminen finds Varjola in a small town, where he has became the mayor. Varjola, of course, is shocked to see his old friend again.
Two lost people meet by chance on a sun-drenched road. They are united by a growing sense of adventure, the inevitability of time, the presence of a secret and the longing for love. Acting as each other's mirrors, they travel through Finland, gilded by the midnight sun, to find something greater than the moment: another like them, themselves and their dream. In eternity, no one is alone.