| | | | Part 1 |
| Pro | Maijaliisa | Koski | The Koski's mother. A midwife. |
| | Tapio | Koski | Maijaliisa's husband. |
| | Ilmari | Vaino | Maijaliisa's oldest son. |
| | Aino | Koski | Maijaliisa's daughter. |
| | Lemminki Matti | Koski | Maijaliisa's son. |
| | Meilikki | Koski | Vaino's sister. |
| | Lokka | Koski | Vaino's sister. |
| 1 | Jarvinen | | Aino's teacher. |
| | Mr. | Kulmala | The Koski's neighbor. |
| | Oscar | Penttila | The socialist that Aino met. AKA: Voitto. |
| | Mrs. | Rinne | Aino's tutor. |
| 2 | Pastor | Nieminen | The minister of the big church in Kokkola. |
| | Pastor | Jarvi | Pastor Nieminen's friend. |
| | Musti | | The Koski's dog. |
| 3 | Nikolai | Bobrikov | Governor General of Finland. |
| | Laulu | | Aino's new dog. |
| | Kozlov | | The Russian soldier. |
| | Kusnetsov | | The Russian soldier. |
| 4 | Aksel | Langstrom | Gunnar's younger brother. Matti's friend. |
| | Gunnar | Langstrom | Aksel's older brother. |
| 5 | Ysti | | The horse. AKA: Ystava. |
| | Melker | Gustaffson | The count's manager. |
| | Mrs. | Puumala | Maijaliisa's patient. |
| | Mr. | Laakkonen | The Koski's neighbor. |
| | Mrs. | Laakkonen | Mr. Laakkonen's wife. |
| 7 | Rauta | | Voitto's superior. |
| | Alexandrovich | | The grand duke. |
| 8 | Anna | Britta | Aksel's older sister. |
| | Jennie | | Gunnar's aunt. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 1 | Hannu | Ullakko | Ilmari's friend. |
| | Vasutati | | The Indian basket-seller. AKA: Aunty Basket. |
| | John | Higgins | A general store owner. |
| 2 | Alma | Wittala | Maijaliisa's second cousin. Manager of the kitchen at John Reder's camp. |
| | John | Reder | Owner of the logging company. |
| | Margaret | Reder | John's wife. |
| | Toivo | Huttula | A hook tender. |
| 4 | Nygaard | | A general store owner in Knappton. |
| | Raitanen | | Voitto's fellow traveler. |
| 5 | Bergerson | | A sailor. |
| 7 | Kellerki | | Mattie's co-worker. |
| | Pastor | Hoikka | The evangelical lutheran minister. |
| | Kalle | Puskala | Ilmari's friend. |
| | Lilo | Puskala | Kalle's wife. |
| | Arvid | Saarenpaa | A known carpenter. |
| | Lars | Laakkonen | The Koski's cousin. |
| | Johan | Pokanen | A carver. |
| | Matti | Haapakangas | One of the chair makers. A church member. |
| | Antti | Salmi | One of the chair makers. A church member. |
| | Jouka | Autiovarra | One of the chair makers. A church member. |
| | Abraham | Wirkkala | One of the chair makers. A church member. |
| | Adolfiina | Laakkonen | The Koski's cousin. |
| | Meija | Herjarvi | One of Ilmari's colleagues. |
| | Ruusu | Pakanen | The man who took the choir robes. |
| | Linna | Salmi | The refreshment seller at the Saturday dances. |
| | Pirkka | Autiovarra | The refreshment seller at the Saturday dances. |
| | Tuuli | Wirkkala | The organizer of women organizing cakes. |
| 8 | Louhi | Jokinen | A brothel co-owner. |
| | Al | Drummond | The owner of First National Bank of Nordland. |
| | Rauha | Jokinen | Loui's daughter. |
| 9 | Demetrius | Galanis | An American Immigrant. |
| | Jouka | Kaukonen | Matti's co-logger and friend. |
| 10 | Lempi | Rompinen | Aino's friend. |
| 11 | Pastor | Hoikka | The priest. |
| 12 | Heikki | Ranta | The young whistle punk befriended by Matti and Aksel. AKA: Kulerriki, Kullervo. |
| 16 | Joel | Hagglund | A Swede man that Aino met. AKA: Joseph. |
| 18 | Alvar | Carlson | The Swedish man that Aksel met. |
| | Carl | Cobb | The sheriff. |
| | Galanis | | The Greek from the dance. |
| 22 | Harold | Iverson | The man that Matti fought in the bunkhouse. Experienced bunker. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| 1 | Hendrickson | | A logger who lost an arm. |
| 2 | Helmi | | Rauha's baby. |
| | Bill | Brewer | Chief of the police. |
| 3 | Dale | Swanson | One of Reder's workers. |
| | Kylikki | Saari | Matt's wife. |
| | Emil | Saari | Kyllikki's father. |
| | Hilda | Saari | Kyllikki's mother. |
| 9 | Suvi | | Kyllikki's baby. |
| | Jorma | | Rauha's son. |
| 10 | Kate | | Drummond's secretary. |
| 11 | Michael | Tierney | The owner of Tierney's place. |
| | Kathleen | Tierney | Michael's wife. |
| | Jack | Kerwin | Kathleen's brother. |
| | Polly | Grimm | The city attorney. |
| 12 | Bill | Haywood | The leader of Western Federation of Miners. |
| | Gavrilo | Princip | A radical anarchist. |
| | Franz | Ferdinand | The Archduke of Austria. |
| | Sophie | Ferdinand | Franz's wife. |
| 13 | Gerald | Gleason | Knappton supervisor. |
| | Aarni | | Suvi's brother. |
| 15 | Mrs. | Leppala | Aino and Aksel's neighbor. |
| | | | Part 4 |
| 1 | Jim | Rowland | One of the best in Aino's group. |
| 2 | Pilvi | | Kylikki and Matti's child. |
| | George | Long | Weyerhaeuser's general manager. |
| 6 | Frank | Little | An I.W.W. organizer. |
| | Lister | | Governor of Washington. |
| 8 | Alvar | Kari | The President of Lumber Manufacturing Cooperative. |
| 9 | Jorma | | Suvi's cousin. |
| 10 | John | Pershing | General of the Army. |
| | Pehr Evind | Svinhufvud | Former President of Finland. |
| | Brice | Disque | Commanding officer of the Spruce Production Company. |
| | Ed | Denning | Disque's captain. |
| | Eleanor | | Aino's daughter. |
| 16 | Antero | Vipunen | The God of the Forest. |
| 17 | Royce | | National Guard Captain. |
| 18 | Jens | Lerback | One of the men from Camp Three. |
| | Yrjo | Rautio | Kullervo's colleague. |
| | Heppu | Reinikka | Kullervo's colleague. |
| 22 | Warren | Grimm | American Legion Commander. |
| 23 | Wesley | Everest | The young army. |
| | | | Part 5 |
| 2 | Martha | | Kullervo's friend. |
| | Sandra | | Kullervo's friend. |
| | Sylvie | Wirkkala | Alma's niece. |
| 3 | Ina | Virtanen | Aino's employer. |
| | Alexander | Mitchell-Palmer | Attorney General of U.S. |
| | J.Edgar | Hoover | Director of FBI. |
| | Albert | Angell | A lawyer. |
| 7 | Mrs. | Hawkins | Eleanor's teacher. |
| | Jenny | Pavola | The girl that Eleanor befriended. |
| 12 | Elmer | Smith | The Centralia local's lawyer. |
| 14 | Fred | Dahlquist | The current post commander. |
| 24 | Einar | Karlsson | The man who made Aksel's wooden leg. |
| | Alfred | Tolversson | The fisherman who lost his temper. |
| | Tycho | Finneman | One of the fishermen. |
| | Alatalo | | A union fisherman. |
| | Gerald | Gleason | |
