"We craft doctoral hats as custom orders with high-quality craftsmanship, a tradition that has been passed down in our shop for over 120 years."
Wahlman offers a 10% discount on doctoral hats for the University of Helsinki on orders placed during the autumn season, from September to December. When ordering, the customer specifies which faculty’s conferment ceremony the hat is for.
"I am a master milliner with 25 years of experience in making doctoral hats. These hats are crafted in Finland to the highest standard of workmanship."
If you place your order before 31 December 2024, I am offering hats at the old price, before the VAT increase. A Doctor of Philosophy hat costs 649 euros, including VAT, the lyre emblem, and a storage box.
I work in the Helsinki and Kotka areas. It’s best to order your hat as early as possible, as they are not kept in stock but custom-made. The process begins with measuring the promovendi’s head size and shape.
"Most often the doctoral hat is acquired only once in a lifetime. We have therefore decided to serve our customers as well as possible."
We offer doctoral hats and swords to graduates at the University of Helsinki under the following terms:
The price of a doctoral hat is €699.00 (€556.97 excluding VAT). Hats are custom-measured using a conformateur. We conduct fittings continuously across various locations in Finland. The price includes the hat, university lyre, storage box, measurement, and delivery. Our delivery time is approximately five weeks.
In addition to doctoral hats, we exclusively offer original doctoral swords designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela and crafted by WKC-Solingen in Germany. The gilding is genuine 24k gold. The price of the sword is €405.00 (€322.71 excluding VAT). The sword, emblem, scabbard, carrying loop, protective pouch, engraving, and delivery are included in the price.
These prices are valid until further notice and will be updated in December 2025.
"I have been crafting doctoral hats tailored to the shape and size of the client’s head for twenty years. My sleek doctoral hats are Finnish master craftsmanship, made entirely by hand from high-quality materials."
I now produce doctoral hats in limited quantities, so my price for promovendi remains the same regardless of the season. In autumn 2024 and spring 2025, the price is €580, including everything needed: the hat, emblem, storage box, and fabric protective pouch for the hat.
Since 1860, every piece of A.Tillander jewelry has been handmade by our goldsmiths in our studio in central Helsinki. Choose a piece of jewelry that carries a unique story.
Our offer for 2025 is:
A sword with a scabbard, the emblem of the University of Helsinki and an engraving with name and date. The offer price is 465 € (incl. VAT, recommended price 545 €). 28 swords are currently in stock. Campaign participants order the sword personally from Alexander Tillander's shop at Aleksanterinkatu 17.
The master’s ring does not necessarily have to be made of gold or a specially crafted master’s ring; any gold-coloured ring is suitable for use in the ceremony. The ring is worn on the left index finger over the glove during the ceremony.
The laurel wreath is included in the participation fee for the master’s promovendi.
Since 1860, every piece of A.Tillander jewelry has been handmade by our goldsmiths in our studio in central Helsinki. Choose a piece of jewelry that carries a unique story.
Our offer for 2025 is:
Master ring 14 K in yellow gold, including engraving (name and date). Offer price 1150 € (incl. VAT, recommended price 1535 €). The price of gold has risen sharply, so the price increase for this ring is significant.
The campaign participants order the sword or master ring personally from Alexander Tillander's store on Aleksanterinkatu 17. The delivery time is about 3-4 weeks.
Scandic is offering a discount to those who participate in the conferment with the booking code CGWM. This code is valid at Grand Central and Grand Marina. Reservations can be made at scandichotels.fi.
Guests can choose their preferred room type and receive an additional discount when paying at the time of booking.
The cancellation policy for individual reservations depends on the type of reservation chosen by the guest. To confirm the reservation, the guest must provide the hotel with valid credit card details.
Rooms can be booked up to 10 days prior to arrival, depending on the hotel's booking status.
Scandic Friends members are also advised to check available frequent guest offers.