See the chronological main list of chamber works for more information, scores and recordings of each work

1 performer

Unohduksen harso – Veil of Oblivion    2023   9 min.
for guitar
Kuusi aikaa – Six Times    2022   7 min.
for flute
Lyhyitä keskusteluja yöllisillä katoilla – Brief Conversations on Nocturnal Roofs    2014 – 2015   9 min.
for guitar
Yksin veneessä – Alone in a Boat    2010   9 min.
for doublebass and audiotracks
version for cello and audiotracks (2015)
Viisi ilonpisaraa – Five Drops of Joy    2000   7 min.
Version A: for French compression harmonium
version B: for piano
Six Miniatures    1998   5 min.
for guitar

2 performers

Kolme muistikuvaa Unkarista – Three Memory Images from Hungary    2020   11 min.
for clarinet and piano (2024)
for flute and harp
for soprano saxophone and harp
Verhot avoimessa ikkunassa – Curtains In an Open Window    2016   10 min.
for violin and guitar
Avoimia tarinoita – Open Stories    2013   12 min.
for guitar and cello
Kuvia kevätpurolta – Pictures of Spring Stream    2006    10 min. 
for flute and marimba
Kuvia kevätpurolta – Pictures of Spring Stream    2006    10 min. 
for vibraphone and marimba

3 performers

Joki kurkottaa läpi helteen – River Streches Through the Heat    2020   9 min.
for flute, guitar and viola
Kun heräsit astuin sisään ja jätin oven auki    2019   12 min.
While You Were Awakening, I Stepped Inside and Left the Door Open
for flute, harp and viola
Pieces of a Coconut    2011   3 min.
violin, viola and cello
Kun nukuit avasin oven ja kävelin ulos lämpimään yöhön    2010   15 min.
While You Were Sleeping, I Opened the Door and Walked Out Into a Warm Night
for flute, harp and viola
Kuvia kevätpurolta – Pictures of Spring Stream    2006 / 2008   10 min.
for soprano saxophone, vibraphone and marimba

4 performers

Aamulla ne ovat poissa – By the Morning They are Gone    2024   17 min.
for english horn, viola, cello and double bass
Siiveniskut ja askeleet – Wingbeats and Footsteps    2021   13 min.
for flute, violin, viola and cello
String Quartet no 4 – Talvisia näkyjä – Winter Visions    2019   12 min.
String Quartet no 1 – Kuvia kevätpurolta – Pictures of Spring Stream    2006 / 2008   10 min.
String Quartet no 3 – Hehku – Incandescence    2007   10 min.
String Quartet no 2 – Perhealbumi – Family Album    2007   16 min.
Spiraali – Spiral    2002   9 min.
clarinet, violin, viola and cello
Kolme kehoitusta – Three Requests    2000   17 min.
for two pianos and percussion (2 players)

5 performers

Huuhkaja – The Eagle-Owl    2009   34 min.
for guitar and string quartet
Diptyykki: Kaukana / Lähellä – Diptych: Distant / Close    208-2009   11 min.
for Harmonium or accordion and string quartet
Niin joudun kauas tulevaisuuteen – So I Enter Far Into the Future    2004   20 min.
Song cycle for baritone and string quartet
Perhostomu – Butterfly Dust    2002   6 min.
flute quartet and double bass
Hektinen allegro – A Hectic Allegro    1997   4 min.
percussion quintet

6 performers

Sudenkorento – Dragonfly    2021   15 min.
for flute, english horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
Kynsiä ja hampaita pimeässä – Teeth and Claws in the Dark    2014   7 min.
Six cellos
A Top Secret pas de deux    1996   12 min.
2 percussionists and string quartet

7 performers

Kuvia kevätpurolta – Pictures of Spring Stream    2006 / 2008   10 min.
for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet
Puinen karhu – Wooden Bear    2005   13 min.
for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet
Saari kolmelta etäisyydeltä – Island From Three Distances    2003   16 min.
for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet
Tuulenpesä – Nest of Wind    2000   7 min.
2 percussionists and wind quintet

9 performers

Round Goes the Gossip    1997   14 min.
2 percussionists, flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet

10 performers

Kunhalkeamat ilmaantuvat – When the Cracks Appear    2004 / 2006   8 min.
Version A: for chamber ensemble (fl, ob, cl, bsn, 2 tr, trbn, tuba, vln & vlc)

A list with details:
https://perttijalava.com/works/