Stories include a couple in a furniture store, a wilderness guide and his tour going awry, and a communication problems between the waitress and the opera singer.
The stories include an aunt's visit from the city, a man crumbling under the pressure created by the cactuses and his wife, and a fierce fight over the last jar from the store.
The stories include a man harassing his female co-worker in a office, the mystery of the man called Risto Paananen, and a stalker on the loose at the hotel.