Karelian Kantele Tradition

About Karelian kantele players, their music and instruments in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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The Polymorphic Kantele

About kantele replicas, string materials and tuning.

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Presentations

How to change and clean the strings, early education, videos etc.

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News & the blog

Sibelius Museum’s Large Kanteles

March 31, 2026

News

From 2014 to 2017, I photographed and measured all the kantele instruments at the Sibelius Museum in Turku. Information on the five‑string kantele and on small kantele instruments with more than five strings has been published previously. The third file, Sibelius Museum’s Large Kanteles, is now available at the bottom of the Research page. All […]

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Five Senses Retreats – Experience and return home grounded and restored

January 21, 2026

News

The first Five Senses Retreats, a new small-group Nordic mindfulness concept, is set to open in Nuuksio National Park from 24–26 April 2026. Just 30 minutes from Helsinki Airport, the retreat invites participants to slow down, reconnect with their surroundings, and explore Finnish culture through  immersive experiences of touch, sound, sight, smell, and taste. Developed […]

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