While it is not established that this transaction related to the Eighth, the Sibelius scholar Kari Kilpeläinen points out that none of the earlier symphony scores carry the unnumbered heading "Symphonie", and asks: "Could he have omitted the number to prevent news of the now completed Eighth from spreading?
Se ben non está establecido que esta transacción estea relacionada coa Oitava, o estudoso de Sibelius Kari Kilpeläinen sinala que ningunha das partituras de sinfonías anteriores leva o título "Symphonie" sen numerar, e pregunta: "Puido el ter omitido o número para evitar que as novas sobre a agora completa Oitava se difundiran?