At home his status was such that his 50th birthday celebrations in 1915 were a national event, the centrepiece of which was the Helsinki premiere of his Fifth Symphony.
No seu país o seu status era tal que as celebracións do seu 50 aniversario en 1915 foron un evento nacional, sendo a peza central destas celebracións a estrea en Helsinqui da súa Quinta Sinfonía.