Väkevämmän tiellä : 3-näytöksinen näytelmä by Eero Alpi
"Väkevämmän tiellä : 3-näytöksinen näytelmä" by Eero Alpi is a play written in the early 20th century. The story follows Kustaa Saarenpää, a driven rural sawmill owner whose bold speculation and debts threaten his business and marriage to the sharp-tongued Katri. Local powerholder Kallio—and Kustaa’s former love Johanna—complicate matters as money, pride, and community standing collide. It’s a tense, character-led drama about ambition, debt, and betrayal on the edges of Finland’s timber
economy. The opening of the play presents Kustaa on the brink of losing his sawmill at a forced auction, hounded by creditors and scorned by his wife, until Kallio unexpectedly buys the mill and promises to let Kustaa run it back, allegedly at Johanna’s urging. Brief relief turns to unease when Kallio fails to formalize the deal; Mykkyrä, a ruined neighbor, warns that Kallio is not to be trusted, and creditor Hakala presses for repayment. In Act II Johanna secretly visits to warn Kustaa that Kallio has likely flipped the mill to city timber men for a higher profit, shattering Kustaa’s hopes and igniting Katri’s fury. Act III begins with Kustaa desolate while Mykkyrä offers grim consolation and confirms the rumor, underscoring the play’s early arc from fragile hope to betrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Alpi, Eero, 1885-1933 |
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| Title | Väkevämmän tiellä : 3-näytöksinen näytelmä |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Yrjö Weilin & Göös Oy, 1911. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77106 |
| Release Date | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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