02055cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500140014326400510015730000470020833600260025533700260028133800360030750000310034350800190037452011670039353400670156065300180162765300340164585600430167999900190172277205UtSlPG20260610134804.0mcr n260607r20251922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPH1 aHalme, Kaarle,d1864-194610aNaimisiin 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-11-09  aTapio Riikonen  aNaimisiin by Kaarle Halme is a one-act comedic stage play written in the early 20th century. Light, fast, and farcical, it follows a tangle of small-town courtships and mistaken engagements, playing with the theme of marriage fever as expectations, jealousy, and coincidence collide.

The action takes place in Justiina Junila’s home, where preparations for her sister Maija’s arrival and Justiina’s own planned marriage to the clockmaker Asa Poukama set the stage. Asa’s brother Pekka turns up with the paperwork for the banns, while the servants Manta and Simo stumble through their shy, muddled courtship, sparked into chaos when Manta is caught mending Asa’s trousers and Simo assumes the worst. Everything upends when Maija arrives and Asa recognizes her as the lost love he once called Maria; their mutual joy sweeps away the planned match with Justiina. In the comic aftershocks, Justiina faints neatly into the genial Pekka’s arms, hinting at a new pair, and Manta and Simo finally align. The curtain falls on a buoyant cascade of matches made, misunderstandings cleared, and marriage in the air. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cHämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto Oy, 1922  aOne-act plays  aFinnish drama -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77205  c117925d117925