3 Finnish Folk Music Instruments

3 beautiful, separate performances by Sibelius Academy musicians on a harmonium (harmooni), peasant's kantele (talonpoikaiskantele), and a pair of mandolins, respectively.
"Musiikin muisti - kansansoitinvideot" (Jakso 4) / "Music's memory - folk instrument videos" (Episode 4)
YLE Teema: "Suomalaiset perinteiset kansansoittimet heräävät eloon 2000-luvun karismaattisten muusikoiden käsissä. Tutuiksi tulevat sallaisetkin oudot instrumentit kuin liru, mänkeri ja jouhikko. Ohjaus Mirja Metsola."

[@renansantiago8245]

I'm Brazilian, and raised in a favela in Rio de Janeiro city. How I'd like to say to those musicians that their music had crossed the Atlantic and found my heart!!! I just love Finnish folk music.

[@sampomme]

My grand uncle played the mandolin like a boss. He was a proper Finnish lumberjack. I loved him.

[@turpasauna]

Kantele is the perfect instrument for Finns. You hear the wind breezing in the forests when you listen to it; it's delicate and soft but also powerful when needed. I know Tolkien thought of Finns as kind of forest elves, and somehow I now see it with the kantele.

[@edwardmorton6691]

This is why I love youtube youd never see such wonderful instruments or hear such evocative music on mainstream TV that lot are too busy telling us how to live and totally depressing the life out of everyone. Mainstream TV should carry a health warning. Give me this sort of educational entertainment any day of the week. Truly uplifting.

[@gungnir8877]

The kantele is majestic!!!

[@TheEwkaB]

Omg the kantele sounded GORGEOUS! *^* I felt like in a fantasy world.

[@allegedlyadult3737]

TheEvka B do you know the story behind kantele? google "kalevala kantele" it's an awesome folktale

[@thommorden4342]

Ahh yes. Steady old Väinämöinen made of himself a maker, took the shape of a shaper: he made the instrument of pike bones, produced a joy forever.

[@MrJanZko]

Check Ida Elina out. Shes a maestro on it

[@schumispecial1]

It is so majestic, brilliant!

[@TheScunneredMan]

1st & 3rd pieces are fine, but the middle set, played on the kantele....... Brilliant!!

[@lunanegussie4981]

I love kantele and also love playing it

[@jlphoenix3866]

I love Finland

[@lateremortis6115]

Jairo Cruz Finland loves you!

[@jlphoenix3866]

💙\m/

[@ronkopald]

Me too! I want to live there. What a place.

[@Krabadaque]

@@ronkopald Finland is where I was born and raised - and yes, there are worse places! Learned to play the kantele while living in Sweden, though (!). Find the Runaway Kantele on Spotify, if you like!

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Portable piano is a brilliant idea what has been tackled several times in history (mostly successfully).

[@PercivalC]

First instrument and its song reminded me of the old Zelda games :)

[@piprist5099]

The Kantele sounds FABULOUS. Brilliant. Oh so good. Delighted to hear this.

[@MaddieoftheMoon]

That's it I'm buying a Kantele

[@heppareppana]

Hairstyles in Sibelius Academy, an art genus of its own.

[@kimsherlock888]

This is more out There than I expected.

[@carlosortega8357]

Pure enchantment.... Glorious.... exactly the feeling after a hot sauna and cold water dip experience... Epic !

[@kantabrille6529]

Just happened, I found an incredibly beautiful performance of gusli. When was typed "slavic music" in the search I was shown an unique performance on slavic gusli (helmet-sharped psaltery) by one guslar Kirill Bogomilov. I was incredibly inspired by it's performance and I learned at his youtube that it turns out there is an gusli ancient slavic tradition but gusli was banned in Russia for more than 200 years and was burned at the stake in the middle ages as a magical devilish instrument! Unbelievably!!! I've never heard anything about it before, and now I've found your channel with music on this amazing instrument. Thank you so much for this perfomance!

[@grialcaballero]

I also didn't know about this music instrument before. But as I listened to this I started to cry. It was so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@kanteleon]

!!

[@anabelpalomo8724]

This music is hauntingly beautiful. I looked for slavic gusli... It actually brought me to tears from the very first sound. However, it sounds so familiar, that now I seriously consider that I used to live in one slavic country in one of my previous lives!

[@annboreeff9471]

In Europe burned heretics but in Russia there are burned musical instruments, that's the case...!

[@eleazargarcia7128]

You've opened up the news for me! The gusli is really beautiful. I love all slavic culture.

[@redwolf7929]

Did an ancestry test.Thought I was a total Anglo - celt from Australia. Know some ancestors from Scotland, Ireland England ,Germany, but low and behold ,Finland!! As well.We certainly got around.

[@salvon.960]

That dulcimer-like instrument is beautifully arcane and hypnotic.

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

It's a Peasant Kantele.

[@kernowrock555]

The first instrument has qualities of a wind instrument, lots of colour in the melody for such a small keyboard, nice! :) I love the Kantele, it sends you off on a dream... :) The Mandolins.. are great,but show different timing and melodies intrinsic to Suomi.. Kiitos ... I really enjoyed this... Finland is unique and wonderful!

[@people2167]

Finnish folk music are sounds such as seems to me early century music.

[@Itapirkanmaa2]

All the pieces are "inspired by folk music". In fact they are only loosely connected with Finland at all.

[@gregdelaney119]

These are simply beautiful musical expressions. Kiitos!

[@trumpjongun8831]

I would've want to see Jouhikko, it's one of my favourite music instruments alongside with Kantele.

[@herrakaarme]

This seemed to be of younger instruments (like from the 18th century onwards). While kantele itself is ancient, of course, in this video the more modern form was presented. Jouhikko would be very medieval, which seemed to be beyond the scope of the video.

[@v-p6469]

@@herrakaarme two others ain´t that ancient. Jouhikko is older than them. Only kantele is older by far.

[@ukulelelavonne7359]

That guy was banging the shit out of that harmooni! The most beautiful by far was the talonpoikaiskantele in my opinion. Was she playing that with a toothpick?!?!?

[@nostrobothnia]

Ukulele LaVonne Yep, she was.

[@phaedragreen4098]

05:00! Kantele on kyllä niin ihana soitin! ^ ^ Tulee heti semmonen olo kuin olisi luonnon keskellä ja täysin omassa rauhassa. Miksei tätä soitinta käytetä enempää? Maailmassa on niin paljon soittimia, pitäisi hyödyntää niiden rikasta tarjontaa nykyistä enemmän.

[@garyhicks789]

I totally agree :)

[@fourstrings9023]

You said it! I hope to accumulate many of these instruments over my life

[@turpasauna]

No tämä. Miksi Suomessa ei opeteta lapsille enää kanteletta? Joku kusinen nokkahuilu ei ole meidän soitin.

[@rrrosecarbinela]

Beautiful, fantastique, bellisimo, esquisito, non plus ultra! I was enraptured by the Kantele and the mandolins, and very much enjoyed the harmonium. Now there's a good exercise routine!

[@janeolson5735]

Magical. I love it.

[@EpicFishStudio]

tykätkää nii ulkomaalaiset luulee että sanoin jotain hauskaa

[@TheRealMystermaN]

Nice Try bitch!

[@Adelei42069]

Lol

[@busybird7149]

The key on the harmonium look crooked as high heaven.

[@samaratenzin]

how beautiful ;)) i love it

[@schumispecial1]

Quite proggy! The 1st part has chord layout and other arrangements to me distantly reminding of those of Keith Emerson. The 2nd example with kantele also fabulous, even irish/celtic hint but proudly Finnish. Mandolin also pretty jolly and a skillful duet.

[@HomiakVovan]

потрясающие звуки! очень необычно!

[@mike129995]

the kantele would fit right in with many led zeppelin songs.

[@leonardoantoniodichiara]

Bello lo strumento, bisogna pedalare parecchio.... Complimenti per l'esecuzione!

[@hillmichaeljames]

Thank you.

[@kimsherlock888]

Loved the beginning,,,Fantastic drama, and the music is out of my world but I can hear Bach

[@Textile_Dude]

O.M.G. This is great stuff.

[@casthedemon]

The kantele reminds me of The Witcher.

[@collinramsey1829]

it is very good and at my school my country is Finland

[@isaackleiner87]

Terve from Karjala/Karelia :)

[@VictorBCred]

Who can shape a kantele from a pike's jaw?

[@MrJanZko]

Väinämöinen

[@Guitar-Geek]

Bravo!

[@Hollandia777]

Great

[@paulballard6771]

Wonderful. They are too good!!!

[@RobertoGPellegrino]

magic

[@jimt2430]

#2, wow.

[@gamevibe2659]

Mount to the wind and its environment emotions

[@RiqCrow]

enpäs tiennyt moista olevankaan, mutta täysin sammoo mieltä, komia on ääni ja jänniä sävelmiä sai aikaan.

[@maxvonhexxxe]

WOW

[@CD-tg7js]

Je ne connais pas cet instrument de musique qui se joue à plat, l'interprétation est fabuleuse

[@zlatafruhling1948]

Жеееесть, прикольные инструменты, звук интересный)

[@exemongolia7497]

Like From Mongolia

[@sampomme]

Omg, I love Mongolian folk music!!!!!!! From a Finnish guy in Scotland.

[@andie_pants]

Your English is not bad at all, my friend. A big привет from the USA!

[@gamevibe2659]

Wove by nai it answers my quotes i written what i un believable have ancient in

[@SM1894C]

What is the song called thats played on the Harmooni?

[@xplanesim]

anyone have an idea of what the harmooni player play ?

[@MarkBlessleyNTSDCCPEP]

Her name is Olga Shishkina, and she does have recordings.

[@isaackleiner87]

Her name is Pauliina Syrjälä. They are very similar.

[@RetroPlus]

The first instrument is just an accordion crossed with a piano, like a ye olde melodica

[@gamevibe2659]

Galore to

[@CamerOneiric]

Nest!!!

[@charlessmith6917]

Can anyone tell me the name of the mandolin tunes?

[@kellerwesselklaus3417]

Menő! I'm jungarian and I like ot

[@timomastosalo]

+Kellerwessel Klaus 'Menöö' in dialectal Finnish means - 'goes'. So, kinda, rocks :) Though depending how enthusiastically it is said. If said lamely, it means 'this will pass, will do (but is nothing special)'.

[@Beliar_VR]

Please, can someome add a metal track to the Harmonium piece? I think that would be awesome!!

[@finniko1995]

Näytti kyllä hetken siltä että hajoo käsiin toi harmooni... hienosti soitti muuten

[@r.g9044]

the first guy look scary as hell, directly taking from a horror movie

[@llk3763]

He is fully focused and very stoic. Typical Finn.

[@gamevibe2659]

Exist

[@krisstob]

Really love the hammered dulcimer!

[@haydendovenumber2374]

That's not a hammered dulcimer it's a kantele

[@danielalapada3922]

I came here because of Loituma...

[@gamevibe2659]

Fable in i believe to folk in a myth of

[@gamevibe2659]

Illusionist as i cast in writing a spell caster calchamy

[@gamevibe2659]

Youth to mi spell

[@gamevibe2659]

A musician in aspect of wor op mage mag magik magus in op card wisdom

[@DarklightSpirit]

i thought it was a piano then i was like WTFF

[@whatabouttheearth]

I believe it is a Harmonioum, you push a pedel with your feet to sqeeze air like an accordion.

[@gamevibe2659]

Mil my thinking i weel a in perial instrument of joy in e

[@gamevibe2659]

Bibliography in or in mind

[@danatescari4292]

Would anybody be so nice to translate the descriptions in the video from finnish to english?

[@danatescari4292]

Thank youu, you're very kind!! ;)

[@Corvixius]

I can't see the translation! :O What do the descriptions say?

[@dying4laughing]

YLE Teema: "Suomalaiset perinteiset kansansoittimet heräävät eloon 2000-luvun karismaattisten muusikoiden käsissä. Tutuiksi tulevat sallaisetkin oudot instrumentit kuin liru, mänkeri ja jouhikko." "Traditional Finnish folk instruments come to life in the hands of carismatic 21st century musicians. You'll get acquainted(?) with such weird instruments as Liru, Mänkeri and Jouhikko." A bit late, but if someone wants the translation, there it is.

[@allegedlyadult3737]

InsomniaArt 3 years later a little late yes :3

[@dying4laughing]

Decided to write it down in case someone needs it :)

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Kantele on käälä! Missä sininen pupu on?

[@miskee11]

Finland is the best.

[@gamevibe2659]

Chater in coffin my instrument add to its

[@pelimies1818]

Kummeli?

[@gamevibe2659]

In mout choice

how is called that wonderful instrument after 5:25 ?

kantele harp

[@EpicFishStudio]

Benoît Mussche that big one is peasant kantele. Usually kanteles are much smaller, like 50cm long and 5 chords.

EpicFishStudio Where can I get an authentic peasant kantele from Finland?

[@timomastosalo]

+Benoît Mussche Don't know, try net search - maybe you can order on-line?

Oh I did but it's very expensive :-) May be I can build one ;-)

[@hullumeno]

Mä en tienny et mandoliini on suomalainen soitin.. Hyvin kyllä soitti!

[@EneriGiilaan]

Mandoliini on soitin jota niin sanotut kansanmuusikot ovat soittaneet ja jolle säveltäneet. Sinä mielessä se on suomalainen kansanmusiikin soitin. Toisaalta voi sanoa ettei ole olemassa mitään 'puhtaasti' suomalaista soitinta. Esimerkiksi kantele on osa isoa vastaavanlaisten soitinten perhettä jne.

[@annisaurus]

@@EneriGiilaan Jep, esimerkisi harppu ja varsinkin japanilainen koto ovat hyvin samanlaisia kanteleen kanssa.

[@EneriGiilaan]

@@annisaurus Itse ajattelin vielä läheisempiä sukulaisia.Lähes kaikilla Itämeren ympäristön kansoilla on omat kanteleen sukuiset soittimensa jotka eivät harrastelijan silmään välttämättä juurikaan eroa näistä erilaisista 'kotoisista' malleista.

[@gamevibe2659]

Mouser in creator of labyrinth op im

[@gamevibe2659]

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[@gamevibe2659]

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[@Avene13]

Hmm... the string instrument (peasant's kantele) is traditional instrument of Latvians (called kokle), even some melodies are similar. Mandolin is also played in Latvia but sounds differently as far as I can say. Just another proof of Latvian undoubtedly Northern heritage.

[@anne-mariearmakeckman]

missä jouhikko

[@EneriGiilaan]

Originaalisarjan osassa 4: Memory of music - folk instrument videos (part 4)

[@gamevibe2659]

Tut the imagination i i

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

Also, the 3rd one does not belong to ANY country.

[@gamevibe2659]

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[@gamevibe2659]

Bo in labor to earn my life

[@brunohgallo]

For the Kantele awsome player check: www.pauliinasyrjala.com/

[@gamevibe2659]

Why in my era i op year in anti christ in galore

[@julia6495]

jaja lol xd

[@gamevibe2659]

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[@gamevibe2659]

To to apothecary

[@gamevibe2659]

Mouse miser im

[@metamaggot]

hamonium is danish and mandolin italian...

[@kikkawhite7220]

Nicholas Lee harmonium is danish and mandolin italian... (need to repeat i suppose)

[@gamevibe2659]

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