A chainsaw comprising: - an internal combustion engine having a cylinder with a piston connected to a crankshaft , wherein the internal combustion engine is a crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine which cylinder has at least one transfer channel and additional air is supplied from an air duct ; - said piston having an upper surface at a distance D from the central axis of the crankshaft measured along the longitudinal axis defined by the cylinder , when the piston is in its top dead centre; - a front handle , which central axis is disposed at a distance B from the central axis of the crank shaft along an axis substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane , the horizontal plane being defined as the plane on which the chainsaw may rest in an upright position when not operated; - a throttle lever , which rear end is disposed at a distance C from the central axis of the crankshaft along an axis substantially parallel to the horizontal plane ; wherein the cylinder is inclined backwards, such that the angle, hereinafter denoted by a, between the longitudinal axis defined by the cylinder and an axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane is between 5 and 45°, and the chainsaw further having a basic design such that the relation B/D is less than or equal to 1.7, so as to provide a low front handle , wherein b is an angle between a line X and the horizontal plane , the line X being determined by the two points Z and Y, where Z corresponds to the point where an axis, originating substantially in the middle of the front handle and being substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane , meets the top of the chainsaw , preferably on top of the chainsaw housing , and Y corresponds to a point in the centre of the top surface of the piston when the piston is in its top dead centre; said angle b is less than 20° and more than 0°, and wherein at least a part of the piston is above the point Z in relation to the horizontal plane when the piston is in its top dead centre. - an internal combustion engine having a cylinder with a piston connected to a crankshaft , wherein the internal combustion engine is a crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine which cylinder has at least one transfer channel and additional air is supplied from an air duct ; - said piston having an upper surface at a distance D from the central axis of the crankshaft measured along the longitudinal axis defined by the cylinder , when the piston is in its top dead centre; - a front handle , which central axis is disposed at a distance B from the central axis of the crank shaft along an axis substantially perpendicular to a horizontal plane , the horizontal plane being defined as the plane on which the chainsaw may rest in an upright position when not operated; - a throttle lever , which rear end is disposed at a distance C from the central axis of the crankshaft along an axis substantially parallel to the horizontal plane ; wherein the cylinder is inclined backwards, such that the angle, hereinafter denoted by a, between the longitudinal axis defined by the cylinder and an axis perpendicular to the horizontal plane is between 5 and 45°, and the chainsaw further having a basic design such that the relation B/D is less than or equal to 1.7, so as to provide a low front handle , wherein b is an angle between a line X and the horizontal plane , the line X being determined by the two points Z and Y, where Z corresponds to the point where an axis, originating substantially in the middle of the front handle and being substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane , meets the top of the chainsaw , preferably on top of the chainsaw housing , and Y corresponds to a point in the centre of the top surface of the piston when the piston is in its top dead centre; said angle b is less than 20° and more than 0°, and wherein at least a part of the piston is above the point Z in relation to the horizontal plane when the piston is in its top dead centre. <EOS>