Yet he remains stubbornly unknown in this country, in spite of the fact that there is quite a selection of his major works available on CD. There are symphonies, concerti and tone poems to explore. Klami does not really belong to the Nationalist school of Finnish composition. He is not in the camp of Sibelius. Much of Klami's influence has been from a Parisian sojourn during 1924/25 where he fell under the spell of Maurice Ravel. Like many composers Klami was somewhat eclectic; he was influenced by Prokofiev, Honegger, Stravinsky and Madetoja. Jazz elements find their way into his music at a time when jazz was an unknown quantity in Finland.