13 sounds with tag tohmajärvi
  • Locusts in the Countryside

    In this audio you’ll hear locusts, flies and other sounds of nature. Recorded in remote village of Sikosuo in Tohmajärvi. It is very common in Finland...
  • Mowing with a Scythe

    In this recording you can can hear how mowing weeds with a scythe sounds. Scythe is an old agricultural tool that is used for mowing weeds or harvesting...
  • Old Air Compressor Start

    In the audio you can hear the start up sound of an old air compressor. Air compressors are devices that convert power into energy. Usually they are powered...
  • Old Light Switch

    This is a light switch that has a sound and appearance that is very common to many Finns. It is a rotary switch that is found in many Rintamamiestalos....
  • Ride-on Lawn Mower

    n the recording you can hear the so called ”ride-on” lawn mower. These kinds of lawn mowers are typically used with larger areas of grass and by property...
  • Sharpening of an axe with a grindstone

    In the audio you can hear the sounds of axe sharpening. The sharpening machine is self made and it works with electricity. In the recording you can...
  • String Trimmer in Use

    In the audio you can hear the gasoline powered combustion engine string trimmer in use. String trimmers also called weed eaters are used to trim weeds...
  • Tree Felling I: Sharpening the Chainsaw

    In order to cut down a tree traditionally with a chainsaw, the chain must be sharpened first. Every notch of the chain must be sharpened for it to cut...
  • Tree Felling II: Felling the Tree

    In this recording you will hear the whole cycle of cutting down a tree with a chainsaw. First the starting of the chainsaw, then sawing the trunk, and...
  • Tree Felling III: Limbing the Trunk

    In this recording you can hear how the limbing of tree trunk sounds. Limbing means cutting out the branches of a cut down tree either with an axe or a...
  • Tree Felling IV: Cutting the Trunk

    In the audio you can hear a tree trunk being cut into smaller pieces with a chainsaw. Traditionally the tree trunks were either cut in place or first...
  • Tree Felling V: Splitting the Logs

    In this recording you can hear the wooden logs split into smaller pieces. This is being made with a hydraulic log splitter. Log splitters are used to...