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Radio 3,02 Nov 2025,30 mins

Ohcejohka - Saxophone, Joik and Birds

Between the Ears

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Saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen travels to S谩pmi, to Ohcejohka (Utsjoki), the northernmost municipality of Finland and the European Union, to visit his friend, writer鈥搈usician Niillas Holmberg. The two artists go rowing in the river, improvise under the S谩mi bridge, and make music with birds. Along the way, with researcher Karoliina Lummaa, they confront questions of understanding: do the birds understand them鈥攐r do they understand the birds? And does it even matter? Sound design and field recording: Suvi Tuuli Kataja and Jussi Liukkonen Script consultant: Elli Salo Background research: Roosa Stenroos Music: Niillas Holmberg and Pauli Lyytinen Poem (in Northern S谩mi and English translation): Niillas Holmberg Production manager: Pinja Korhonen Produced by Suvi Tuuli Kataja A Falling Tree production for 麻豆社 Radio 3

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