My name is Jonna Jinton
And for the European year of cultural heritage
I was challenged by Google Arts & Culture
To capture the sounds that represents my country
So...
I went on an journey
To find the sounds of my heritage
Did you know...
That over 50% of the Swedish surface
Is forest?
And the forest has always been
And still are
An essential resource for our country
This is the sound of one of the oldest instruments in Sweden
For hundreds of years
Our ancestors have been dancing to the tones of Nyckelharpa
If you listen carefully
You might still hear the echoes of the ancient Swedish herding call.
Kulning
Even back in the medieval age
Kulning has been used by women
To call home the cows and the goats from the forest in the evenings.
And as a communication between the women on the farms
And also...
To scare away the bears and the wolfs.
Because of its very high pitch sound
The tones can travel over very far distances.
These sounds are all a little part of our Swedish heritage.
And this is my contribution to the sound of Sweden