Symphony Number. 1 (composed 1953–1955)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number. 1 (1955)
Concerto for Orchestra (Number 1) (1956)
Viimeiset kiusaukset (1959, incidental music)
Arius (ballet) (composed 1958–1960)
Trauerlied for viola solo (1962)
Epyllion (1963)
Symphony Number. 2 (1964)
Musique du Printemps (1969)
Symphony Number.
3 (1971)
Concerto per 13 (1971)
Psyche (ballet) (1973)
Alasin (The Anvil, Symphony No4, Electronic Symphony) (1975)
Symphony Number.
5 (1976)
Ku–gu–ku (1979)
Exodus (1988)
Aikaviiva (Timeline) (Concerto Number 2 for Orchestra) (1989)
Guitar Concerto (1990)
Kirje sellistille (Letter to the cellist) (1990)
String Quartet Number. 3 (1992)
Summer Concerto ”Geasseija niehku” for string orchestra (1993-1994)
Kehrä (The Spindle) (Symphony Number 6) (1996).