The kantele is the national instrument of Finland. It is a box harp instrument belonging to the South East Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery, along with Estonian kannel, Latvian kokles, Lithuanian kanklės and Russian gusli. It has a distinctive bell-like sound with between 5 and 15 strings and is either plucked or strummed with a small …

The yangqin (literally meaning “foreign zither”) is a Chinese hammered dulcimer introduced by the Persians during the Ming Dynasty. It is also known in other parts of the world as the santur or cymbalom. Traditionally, it has a row of bronze strings that are tapped with two lightweight bamboo beaters with rubber tips, also known as hammers.