Editors: Ari Koivumäki & Meri Kytö
Recordings: Joonas Toivonen, Ari Koivumäki, Hannu-Pekka Karbin & YLE archive
Layout: Laura Konttinen
Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology (SAES), 2007

Download the CD booklet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eWy_3Y6kQGHHiLcrDG5tmDjJB5Yz4WxR/view?usp=sharing 

This CD is based on material gathered during the course of a project called Sata suomalaista äänimaisemaa (One Hundred Finnish Soundscapes), a three-year (2004-2006) research programme for collecting soundscapes within the geographical borders of Finland. To date, this is the most comprehensive attempt, in Finland, to explore the qualitative aspects of the sound environment and the ways in which the people living within their soundscapes experience their environments. The primary aim was to increase awareness on how significant soundscapes can be. The project has stressed how important soundscapes are for the well-being of com- munities, and how multifaceted they are.

The main organiser of the project was the Finnish Society for Acoustic Ecology. The Finnish soundscape project was modelled after a similar project in Japan (100 Soundscapes of Japan). The Japanese project did, however, concentrate more on the conservation of soundscapes. The purpose of this project was not to find the best or the purest Finnish soundscapes. The purpose was rather to identify a wide and varied range of descriptions about soundscapes within the borders of Finland.

The material was collected through a competition which began in the autumn of 2004. One of the organisers, the Finnish Literature Society, has a long tradition of arranging these kinds of writing competitions, and they are very well known amongst Finns. People were asked to write about personally or communally meaningful sonic environments. The participants were asked to answer this question: “What is the most meaningful sound environment in your life or in your community? Why is it important and where can it be found?”

Nearly 800 very diverse descriptions, memories and short notes were submitted. The writers were young, middle-aged and elderly, living both in the countryside and in cities. Their descriptions covered the sounds of nature, human beings and technology. Among other things, they dealt with places of importance to the participants, the totality of the sounds in such places and individual sounds in various environments, as well as the conservation of soundscapes.

The CD includes sounds selected from the suggestions sent to the competition. The TAMK University of Applied Sciences (Dept. of Art and Media) has coordinated the recording process. Whenever possible, the person who suggested a particular soundscape has also been present in the actual field recordings.

Hopefully this CD will encourage people to not only listen to the sound- scapes presented here, but to others as well, be they near or far. The CD serves as a guide and a source of inspiration, and hopefully some of the meaningful soundscapes described here can be heard not only today, but also in the future.

From a review by Dr Ros Bandt (Sept 2009):

"Soundscape Stories from Finland is well recorded giving site- specific attention to detail relevant to the place. The near and far and panoramic movement is exciting in hearing these places for the first time. One feels in the sound as much as can be in a CD. The disc more than achieves its aim, to communicate the Finnish soundscapes to the near and far,  but also through the years, now and in the future. Listening to the disc in Australia was a treat from all these points of view, but it's the sounds themselves which linger. One would hope that other countries follow suit with publications of this integrity in sharing their culture through quality researched soundscape recordings such as this. Highly recommended."

Skateboarding at Eliel square, Helsinki

Reindeer round-up in Inari

Hän odottaa sinua

The song of my favorite bird captured with incredible detail by the Telinga Modular with two EM272 capsules installed in stereo configuration.

Distance from the wood thrush was about 7 meters.

Telinga Modular Review: https://acousticnature.com/journal/telinga-modular-parabolic-microphone-review

Wood Thrush Song | Telinga Modular Parabolic Microphone

Collection of springtime recordings with zoom

Enjoy! :)

Lumineva

Heräämme toiseen maailmaan

”Juna lähestyy ja jarruttaa. Kiskot kitisevät ensin kerran ja sitten uudelleen. Vaunut pysähtyvät ja vaunu numero kolme on edessäni. Se on oikea vaunu. Nousen junaan.” Tallenne on tehty Turussa Kupittaan asemalla. Äänitys Joonas Toivonen.

Asemalla

”Minä en ollut näkemässä ja kuulemassa aivan telefoonin alkuaikoja, mutta äite kertoi, että jollain ilmoilla langat alkoivat ’huutaa’. Ihmiset laittoivat pian merkille, että lankojen jolinaa kuului ennen myrskyjä. Äite sanoi usein, että tietää myrskyä, tai tietää pyryä, kun langat huutaa.” YLEn tehostearkisto.

Langat huutaa

Radiodokumentti ”Sata maisemaa – tärkeitä ääniä Kaivopuistosta Pelkosenniemelle” lähetettiin YLE Radio 1:ssä 8.10.2005 Todellisia tarinoita -sarjassa. 

Ohjelmassa keruuseen osallistuneet yhdeksän henkilöä kertovat ehdottamastaan äänimaisemasta, sen herättämistä muistoista ja äänten merkityksistä. Toteutuksesta vastaa Meri Kytö, Ari Koivumäki apunaan Noora Vikman, Helmi Järviluoma, Joonas Toivonen ja Hannu Karisto yhteistyössä Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulun kanssa.

Sata maisemaa – tärkeitä ääniä Kaivopuistosta Pelkosenniemelle

Miten äänimaisemamme on muuttunut ja muuttuu? Millaiset äänimaisemakokemukset jäävät mieleemme? Tutkijatohtori Meri Kytö ja tutkija Heikki Uimonen Pia Sivusen vieraina.

Tutkain 30.5.2018: Aiheena äänimaisema

Vastapainon uudessa podcast-sarjassa Keveät askeleet astutaan ulos tutkijankammioista ja suljetuista äänitysstudioista. Keveät askeleet vievät kuulijan keskelle kohisevia tutkimuskenttiä.

Ensimmäisessä jaksossa kuunnellaan Tampereen vanhan teollisuuslähiö Nekalan muutosta. Kävelyn oppaana toimii tekniikan tohtori, arkkitehti Jenni Partanen, joka on ollut kiinnostunut Nekalasta jo yli vuosikymmenen. Partasta alueessa kiinnostaa sen aluesuunnittelullinen vapaus, joka on synnyttänyt monimuotoisen ja monien toimijoiden entrooppisen, sattumanvaraisen ympäristön.

Keveät askeleet on sarja ohjelmia, joissa äänimaisematutkija Meri Kytö pyytää tutkijoita kävelylle heidän tutkimuksellisille mukavuusalueilleen.

1. Meri Kytö & Keveät askeleet: vieraana Jenni Partanen

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17/08/24 Finrexiini live
12/05/23 Havinat, Turku
11/08/22 WAM Taiteiden yö, Havinat, Turku
03/06/22 All Ears, Havinat, Turku 
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21/11/21 Live sounds for film, Logomo, Turku 
31/07/21 Ambient Arkipelag, Tenholan kirkko
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07/11/20 Ecclecia, Havinat live, Turku 
04/09/20 Finnish film festival live, Turku
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16/11/19 Roihuvuoren Rio, Helsinki - ambient live
07/09/19 St. Catherine's Church, Turku - Fjunn live
03/08/19 Kukemuru Ambient Festival, Estonia
31/05/19 Body Wave, Espoo 
21/03/19 Bar Ö, Turku 
24/02/19 Kallio Stage, Helsinki 
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30/11/18 Vintergatan ambient, Turku 
08/09/18 TVO, Turku - live
22/08/18 Kirjakahvila, Turku 
18/08/18 Aktiivimalli festival, UG 
15/08/18 TYEMYY Kesäkeidas, Turku 
08/08/18 MYÖS - Kääntöpöytä, Helsinki 
14/07/18 Titanik Galleria, Turku

Lumineva

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