dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z hiː wʌz ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəli ðə mˈoʊst wˈɛlnˈoʊn fˈɪnɪʃ kəmpˈoʊzɚɹ ˈæftɚ dʒˈiːn sᵻbˈeɪliəs.
During the 1930s and 1940s he was internationally the most well-known Finnish composer after Jean Sibelius.