Pedal Cars
In the audio you can hear the children driving with pedal cars. In the background the parents of the children are guiding…
Werstas
Ilomantsi Market Square
This recording was made during a regular summer afternoon in Ilomantsi, North Carelia. It is a soundscape recording from an empty market…
Arvinsalmi Cable Ferry
The history of cable ferries date all the way back to 13th century. In Finland ferries have been around since the 16th…
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…
Cleaning a Chainsaw with Air Compressor
In this recording you’ll hear an old air compressor in use. Air compressors are devices that convert power into energy. Usually they…
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…
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…
String Trimmer Engine Start
In this recording you can hear the start up and acceleration of combustion engine string trimmer. String trimmers also called weed eaters…
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…
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.…
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…
Changing a String to Classical Guitar
In the audio you can hear how changing a string to a guitar sounds. First removing the old string and after that…
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.…
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…
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…
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…