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…
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Put on your headphones and experience what historical ears sounded like.
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…
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…
Walk-behind Lawn Mower
In this recording you can hear the basic modern gasoline powered lawn mower that can be found in many households. These so…
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…
Filling up the Fuel Tank
In the recording you can hear the filling of a car fuel tank. In the background there is heavy traffic with cars…
Herättäjäjuhlat IV: Grilling Sausages
Grilled sausages are very traditional Finnish festival and summer food. They are sold at sports events, music festivals and other gatherings. In…
Herättäjäjuhlat III: Offerings
In the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland it is common to give offerings. at Herättäjäjuhlat festival the offerings are also gathered. You…
Herättäjäjuhlat II: The Speech of Laura Malmivaara and Zion’s Hymn
Finnish actor Laura Malmivaara gives a speech about separation and family at Herättäjäjuhlat festival in Tampere. After the speech the audience sings…
Herättäjäjuhlat I: Missionary Worker’s speech
A missionary worker gives a speech at Herättäjäjuhlat festival in Tampere. The festival is the annual gathering of the religious Awakening movement.…
Farm Bell
Farm bells were used in the farm houses to call workers to eat from the nearby fields. The bells were also used…
Fordson Major Diesel Tractor from 1955
The blue Fordson Major tractors were very popular in Finland from 1940’s until 1960’s. 90% of Finnish tractors were Fordson Majors during…