Finnish Lapland, 1984. After an absurd jumble of events, Niina, a single mother of two children, ends up as an archiver at the local newspaper. One day, Niina hears an enormous bang from the sky, and the radio reports that the Soviet Union has shot a missile across the Finnish border to Inari.  Soon the whole village is filled with reporters from all over the world. Niina knows the area and its people, so she is drawn into the investigation of the missile incident and the threat of nuclear war. Niina meets Kai, a fighter pilot who knows secrets about the missile, and a relationship between the two develops. As Niina obsesses about the missile, she must confront the truth about her own boundaries. Niina is looking for serenity in a violent world, and when she finally detaches from her ex-husband, the truth about the missile is brought to light.