Klami died of a heart attack in Virolahti at age 60 while sailing his favorite boat "Miina". Legacy Reception and recordings Acclaimed during his lifetime, Klami is today seldom heard outside the Nordic countries, the Kalevala Suite perhaps excepted. The recording boom in the 1990s saw all of Klami's major works made available to the public, albeit often in only one interpretation per composition. Despite these projects, much of Klami's remains unrecorded (and unpublished), and he has received considerably less attention from record labels relative to fellow Finnish composers such as Leevi Madetoja, Aulis Sallinen, and Joonas Kokkonen. Memorials Founded in 1987, the Helsinki-based Uuno Klami Society exists to recognize the composer and to promote the publication, academic study, and performance of his music. At its first general meeting on 16 May 1988, the musicologist Helena Tyrväinen was elected chair; she held this post for 22 years until 2010. In addition, every five years, the Kymi Sinfonietta and the cities of Kotka and Kouvola (each located in the Kymenlaakso region of southern Finland in which Klami was born) co-host the International Uuno Klami Composition Competition, the goal of which is to increase international recognition of Klami and his music while expanding the repertoire of contemporary European works for a sinfonietta-sized orchestra. The inaugural event was held 2003–04, with subsequent iterations in 2008–09 (II), 2013–14 (III), and 2018–19 (IV). The Kymi Sinfonietta performs short-listed compositions at a finals concert and a jury (chaired by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho) awards the three main prizes. There is also an audience prize and awards by the participating municipalities. Honors and titles 1925: Diploma, the Helsinki Music Institute 1927: Composition prize of 3,000 marks, Hjalmar Pesonen Fund 1928: Grant of 10,000 marks, the Alfred Kordelin Foundation 1929: Grant of 10,000 marks, the Kordelin Foundation 1929–32: Music teacher, Folk Conservatory 1930: Music critic, Iltalehti and Ajan sana 1931: Music critic, Uusi Suomi 1932–59: Music critic, Helsingin sanomat 1932: Grant of 8,000, the Kordelin Foundation 1933: Grant of 12,000, the Kordelin Foundation 1935: Grant of 20,000 marks (from whom?) 1937: Grant of 15,000 marks (from whom?) 1938: Associate member, the Kalevala Society 1939–43: Annual State grant of 12,000 marks per year 1944: Grant of 150,000 marks, the Finnish Cultural Foundation 1945–47: Member, Society of Finnish Composers 1946: Grant of 50,000 marks, the Society of Finnish Composers' Sibelius Fund 1949: Founding member, the Finnish Contemporary Music Society