In Erkki Karu's silent film Myrskyluodon kalastaja (1924), fisherman Eerik Storm is in danger of losing his home and agrees to become a smuggler's pilot in order to get money. When the smugglers are ambushed by the customs men, a chase and gunfight ensue, leaving the smugglers stranded in the water. At the cost of his life, Eerik saves the customs officers. The film ends with the engagement party of Eerik and Kirst, the daughter of the pilot's eldest daughter.