When Aino's good friend Emma tells them she's pregnant, Aino and Micke begin to reflect on their own attitude towards starting a family: Do they want children? Is this a good time to try to have a child? Meanwhile, Aino has problems giving up smoking, especially when the deadline for her book is getting close.

Aino and Micke have to move to a new, bigger home. Both have their own views on how the extra room should be used.

A very-pregnant Aino wants to enjoy her last remnants of freedom by attending her friend Sarah's party, and Micke reluctantly agrees to go with her. That same night, Lasse and Gunne invite Jussi over for dinner, but the mood is somber.

Micke and Aino each spend the evening on their own. The end of the evening takes an unexpected turn.

Micke encounters his former business partner Saku, and Aino a surprising distraction. Encounters lead to conflicts that both resolve in their own way.

Aino and Micke do their best to cheer up Aino's brother, Jussi, who is depressed.

Eight months later Aino is still not pregnant, which has begun to affect her self-esteem. The pressing situation is not alleviated when Micke's big sister, Edith, who seems to be perfection itself, arrives on a surprise visit.

Worried about Jussi being in such bad shape, Aino asks Micke to take Jussi to play tennis. Aino tries to turn a new leaf by focusing on a new work project: she begins writing a novel about human rights lawyer Kristiina Havu, whom she greatly admires.

Aino's old friend Johannes comes to visit and new things about Aino are revealed to Micke.