kanteles

Noun

kantele (plural kanteles)

1. A plucked string instrument (a zither) of the Baltic psaltery family, traditionally with five strings but now more widely varying, originating in the folk music of Finland, where it is seen as a national symbol.
   • With his fingers Väinämöinen played / with its strings the kantele rang out […].1989, Elias Lönnrot, translated by Keith Bosley, The Kalevala, section XLIV