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

Albert Edelfelt’s kantele

October 23, 2024

Blog

In the information about the origin of the kantele SM128 in the Sibelius Museum, there is one sentence: “Tillhört Albert Edelfelt” – could this really be Albert Edelfelt’s kantele? Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905), once the undisputed leading figure of Finnish art and internationally one of the most famous Finnish painters, was born in a noble manor […]

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Night of the Arts 15.8.2024: Arja Kastinen’s two hour improvisation

August 10, 2024

News

Helsinki Night of the Arts, 15 August 2024. Arja Kastinen’s two-hour improvisation concert with small kanteles at the Kamppi Chapel from 18.00 to 20.00. Facebook-event. Free entry to the Chapel from 17.30. The audience may attend the whole event, or enter and leave when they please, respecting the quiet nature of the event. Arja Kastinen’s […]

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