What is the traditional music in Finland?

What is the traditional music in Finland?

There are two major traditions of folk music in Finland, namely, music of the Kalevala form, and Nordic folk music or pelimanni music (North Germanic spelman, “player of music”). The former is considered the older one.

What instruments are used in Finnish folk music?

Traditional Finnish instruments include the kantele (a member of the zither family) which was played by the heroic Väinämöinen in the Kalevala, and the jouhikko (a traditional 2 or 3 stringed bowed lyre). Other instruments used include whistles, horns, clarinets, accordions, concertinas, trumpets and fiddles.

How do you say music in Finnish?

“music” in Finnish

  1. volume_up. musiikki.
  2. nuotit.

How do you play kantele?

On the kantele, you can play single notes by plucking single strings with your fingers. For playing chords, you touch the strings you want to mute with your fingertips and then strum over all strings with your fingers or a plectrum. The kantele is a rather simple instrument: there are no frets, no bridge, no nut.

How do you date a Finnish guy?

Finnish guys are adorable.

  1. He wants to get to know you. A Finnish man doesn’t carry a big cultural expectation about how a woman should be.
  2. Suggest things. Be proactive.
  3. Don’t mope. It is exhausting and annoying to be even in the same room with a sulking person.
  4. Be genuinely interested.
  5. Accept his social background.

What does Sissu mean in Finnish?

strength of will, determination, perseverance
SIsu. To the Finnish people, sisu has a mystical, almost magical meaning. Sisu is a unique Finnish concept. It is a Finnish term that can be roughly translated into English as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity.

How do I tune my kantele?

It is quite simple to tune a kantele into a minor scale. On a five string kantele, with the tuning wrench in your left hand, place it on the third string peg and tune the string from F# down to F. Musically you are changing the tone by one half step. With practice you will be able to do this very easily.