#NewMusicFriday 😉 Yesterday this horn septet was released on Youtube. It is an unpublished marsch by Finnish photographer Edward Axelsson written for Turku bicycle club 1895. The ”demo” recording was produced as a part of my research on "bicyle music" in the 1890’s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9Ph...

Ever heard of potato songs? #someco #nauvo blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/...

Wow, there seem to have existed a time when my beard wasn't all grey. Archive photos ftw! (I gave some spontaneous comments in Swedish on a new football song written for my former hometown and my favourite team.) www.osterbottenstidning.fi/Artikel/Visa...

Entinen europarlamentaarikko ja autonkuljettaja Ari Vatanen otti lehtitietojen mukaan kantaa ylikulutukseen. Vatasen käyttämä esimerkki herätti luonnollisesti kivikaudentutkijan huomion. Kivikausi mainittu! 1/n

Tieteen tulee aina olla vastuussa tieteelle itselleen. Tieteen tarkoitus ei ole miellyttää poliitikkoja, some-vaikuttajia tai yrityksiä, kirjoittaa @aatupuhakka.bsky.social . 🎯 #Tiede #Tutkimus #Tiedevastaisuus #Populismi #Politiikka

Suomen Akatemia tuomitsee jyrkästi tutkijaan kohdistuvan häirinnän ja vihapuheen. ”In Finland, academic freedom is a core value. Researchers must be able to explore, question and share knowledge openly.” ”Let’s protect the freedom to do science, and the people who make it possible.”

Music, Research, and Activism: Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe (edited by Kim Ramstedt, Susanna Välimäki, Kaj Ahlsved, and Sini Mononen) is now available in print and open access! Download or order a printed copy at suoni.fi or intellect.com.

Hooray! "Music, Research, and Activism: Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe", published by @intellectbooks.bsky.social and Research association Suoni, is now available open access! 🎉 Download or order your hard copy here: intellectdiscover.com/content/book... www.suoni.fi/en/publicati...

Heikki on #Nauvo service station jukebox in the 1970s: ”As one of our interviewees pointed out, depending on the season, you first had to take a boat or walk on the ice, then catch the bus, and finally walk the rest of the way.” #SOMECOproject #soundscape

I am not the only one taking the ferry from Parainen to #Nauvo today. Can't even see the "Altera" ferry from where I am in the queue. Going to record some "potato sounds" at the potato festival today. #someco #sounfscape

I found som fishy sounds in Nauvo today. 🤭 Seems like I got a thing for fish cars. (My recording posture is terrible here. 😂🫣)

Today interviews are on the scheadule here in #Nauvo. Some places are easier than others to find. #someco #soundscape

Time for the traditional micselfie (micie?) after final shift of the 24h recording & traffic count in #Nauvo. Had to finish a few mins early to make it to the 22.30 ferry to Parainen. The ferries gives the trafficscape of Nauvo a special character since cars often arrive/leave in clusters. #someco

Today is #listeningwalk day in #Nauvo. We walk the same route(s) at five different times of a day. I found this interesting spot where new asphalt meets old. It is a no brainer that the sounds from traffic is more silent on the new surface. #somecoproject #soundscape #someco

Miltä #Nauvo kuulostaa? Mikä on muuttunut – ja miksi? Olemme erittäin kiinnostuneita kuulemaan vastauksesi näihin kysymyksiin. Kutsumme lämpimästi kaikkia nauvolaisia osallistumaan kaksikieliseen verkkokyselyymme ja kertomaan näkemyksiään asiasta: 👉 bit.ly/nauvo-enkat #SOMECOproject #soundscape

Hur låter #Nagu? Vad har förändrats – och varför? Vi är mycket intresserade av att höra dina svar på dessa frågor. Vi välkomnar därför varmt alla Nagubor attt dela med sig av sina tankar genom att delta i vår tvåspråkiga webbenkät: 👉 bit.ly/nauvo-enkat #SOMECOproject #soundscape

Starting next week the #SOMECO team will do fieldwork in Nauvo, in the Archipelago Sea, Finland. I got a head start by doing a workshop with fifth and sixth graders today. Interesting #soundscape discussions about the new electronic school bell and sounds from the (not yet so lively) guest harbour.

I fredags var det doktorspromotion vid Åbo Akademi. En fin dag tillsammans med kollegerna Fredrik Erlandsson, Rosi Djupsund och Sofia Joons. Extra festligt att vår professor Johannes Brusila fungerade som promotor. Jag disputerade redan '17 men inte kunnat medverka förrän nu. Bättre sent än aldrig

Thank you Dollar, Scotland, for some unforgettable days of fieldworking. Lots of interesting sounds, stories and friendly people in company of the best collegues Heikki, Meri and Anne. Hope to be back in Dollar again soon. #someco #soundscape Pics 1 & 2: @merikyto.bsky.social

I'm thrilled that our co-edited book, "Music, Research, and Activism: Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe," has been published. The book introduces the concept of activist music research, emphasising action and social responsibility. TOC and how to preorder 👉 www.suoni.fi/fi/toiminta-...

Yes, of course we have recorded bells in Dollar too. The church bell (it is only one) is ringed by hand on sundays. We got a nice chat with the gentleman who has this important duty. On the right is a (warning?) bell located where you tee off at the Dollar golf course. #soundscape #someco

Today we held a public listening event at The Hive in Dollar. Thank you everyone that came out! Very nice discussions and lots of new fascination information about the sonic environment. #someco #soundscape

Kaj got some local #soundscape competence! #SOMECOproject #Dollar

I heard a fishy sound the other day. 🐟 #soundscape #someco blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/...

Good morning Dollar! Traffic count and 24h recording on the scheadule today. #soundscape #someco

Interesting sounds in Dollar today. Recorded the siren of a "fresh fish car" - with the best sales slogan ever - and sounds of cricket at the batting cage near Dollar Academy. Tomorrow we will do the listening walks. And yes, weather is fantastic. #soundscape #someco

"Yksi, kaksi, kolme - sauna!" Ja jatkoon. Heja KAJ! #eurovision

The #Someco team has arrived in Dollar. Come join us and at "THE SOUND OF DOLLAR" a community listening event Sat 17 May, 2pm - 4pm, The Hive. #soundscape

Meet the research group and join a friendly discussion about the everyday sounds of Dollar. Share your memories, experiences, and hopes for the future #soundscape. All welcome!

THE SOUND OF DOLLAR a community listening event Sat 17 May, 2pm - 4pm, The Hive What does Dollar sound like—and how has it changed over time, from 1975 until today? #SOMECOproject #soundscape

Kirjoitin @inkarantakallio.bsky.social kanssa Bämän uudesta lätkäbiisistä "Torille (Amanda)". Kappale on raikas tuulahdus ja ajankohtainen, jääkiekkomusiikin perinnettä uudistava kritiikki. www.suoni.fi/fi/toiminta-...

”At that particular moment and place, her affordance was constructed from a real-time acoustic environment and a two-channel mediated reality of 19th century opera and smartphone media feeds. Imagine her on a balcony in 1975.” #Lesconil #SOMECOproject #soundscape blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/...

Susanna Välimäen ja @koivistokaasik.bsky.social tutkimuksesta lisää: areena.yle.fi/podcastit/1-...

Det börjar dra ihop sig till den årliga karnevalen som är herrarnas ishockey-VM. I år har det har släppts inte mindre två ishockeylåtar av kvinnliga artister. Till och med samma dag (25.4)! Vad är det som händer?! 😄 Den ena är BÄMÄ och deras låt "Torille (Amanda)". tidal.com/browse/album...

The SOMECO-team has already made it to Lesconil, France, but here is a "belated" blog text from our fieldwork in Cembra. #somecoproject #soundscape blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/...

Heikki writes about our day at a baitá. ”These #soundscapes are at once traditional, modern and mediated, social, global and religious, depending on how one is inclided to interpret them. Most importantly, they are human.” Thank you #Cembra for your hospitality ❤️ #SOMECOproject

Tonight I recorded the #soundscape of #Cembra from distance at 8.00-8.30 pm. Most prominent sounds were: -Grasshoppers -Cuckoo birds (cuclus canorus) -Mopeds -Church bells (from four different villages) -Football players Never have I listen to a football game from a fantastic place like this.

The fountain at Piazza Ricci is opened after winter and water is running, just in time for the decibel meterings. #Cembra #SOMECOproject #soundscape

A nice day in Cembra. We were invited to two baitas ("huts") and hiked up to Lago Santo. Our hosts sang a very moving song in honor of the Pope. In the evening at 8pm several church bells in the Cembra valley rang for a long time. Probably related to the Pope's death. #someco #soundscape

On Thursday evening we arranged a public workshop at Biblioteca Comunale in #Cembra. Very nice discussions and a welcoming atmosphere. Thank you everybody that showed up! #someco #somecoproject #soundscape blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/...

Praying for good #soundscapes @kajahlsved.bsky.social at Santa Maria Assunta #Cembra #SOMECOproject

How it started (6 am) vs. how it ended (midnight). My stifts of the traffic count and 24h recordings at Cembra are now done. Time for Zzz. #soundscape #someco

We have had som very interesting days in #Cembra so far. Lots of nice people, sounds and varying weather. Yesterday was #listeningwalk day. We divide the village in to three zones and walked them at five different times of the day. Today we do 24h recording and traffic counting. #soundscape #someco

Today is the listening walk day in Cembra, but before I post anything about that a link to Heikki's post from yesterday (let's see if I'm seen as a police here). blogs.uef.fi/someco/2025/... #Cembra #SOMECOproject #soundscape

Leaving for Cembra, Italy, on Monday. The weather seems - ehm - intersting for fieldworking and recording. But, as we say here, there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.

Fresh from the oven: A research article where I discuss differencies in the #soundscape of football and ice hockey in a nordic context. Yep, it's Open Access. ⚽️🏒 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Next stop: Cembra! We’ll be staying there over Easter, listening and learning. Very much looking forward! Here’s how Easter sounded like in 2000: on.soundcloud.com/8YfD6BnJpGma... We’ll be having a community evening on Thu 17th at the library, welcome 🦋 #Cembra #SOMECOproject #soundscape

Very much looking forward to this. 🙂

Jaa, no kan Alfons å Viktor bara ligg å va nöjd

Åland! Missa inte detta. Spännande samtal om fotbollen som samhällskraft innan #veikkausliiga matchen #IFKMariehamn vs. #FFjaro nu på lördag.