[1] It is being organized by Kansainvälisen Uuno Klami –sävellyskilpailun kannatusyhdistys ry, which consists of Kymi Sinfonietta and the cities of Kotka and Kouvola, Finland.
The main goal of the competition is to bring forward the life work of Uuno Klami and to help improve his international recognition.
The participation is limited to certain European countries: Nordic countries, EU Member States and Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine or the Vatican City State.
The members of the Society of Finnish Composers convening in Kotka on 18 September 2004 voted Giovanni Bonato's Arcanae Obices as their favourite work.
[3] The II International Uuno Klami Composition Competition finals concerts were held 18.9.2009 in Kouvola and 19.9.2009 in Kotka.
The Jury consists of Finland's Kalevi Aho and Magnus Lindberg and Estonia's Erkki-Sven Tüür, three of the greatest composers and most influential musical figures of their generation.