The Kalevala: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Kalevala runs 13.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Keith Bosley and Peter Harris (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
343 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Kalevala is an audiobook by Elias Lonnrot: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Keith Bosley and Peter Harris, released January 21, 2013, on the Classics (Literature) and Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Keith Bosley, Peter Harris
- Released
- January 21, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature), Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781843797135
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Kalevala as an audiobook?
The Kalevala runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is The Kalevala free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Kalevala?
The Kalevala is narrated by Keith Bosley and Peter Harris.
Is The Kalevala worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.