"Taustan Mikon kotiinpaluu" and Ison miehen vierailu (1999) were the first stories from "Nuoruusaikoja" series by the Finnish author Erno Paasilinna. They were filmed almost back-to-back and aired on Finnish television on consecutive Tuesdays in 1999. Most of the scenes were shot in Orisuo in Loimaa, where director Rauni Mollberg bought a house in the summer of 1997.