"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 doctoral hat is delivered as a handcrafted product from start to finish, with a competitive service concept that caters to customers – even for rental needs.
In 2025, the price of a doctoral hat is €650, and for orders placed in January, we offer a -5% discount. Head measurements and orders can be conveniently made in central Helsinki through our partner store Seremonia. Our partner Seremonia is a shop and rental service known for its high-quality products and excellent, knowledgeable customer service – everything you need for the conferment ceremony under one roof. We also supply doctoral swords. With 20 years of experience in the field, we have an excellent network of partners for head measurements across Finland.
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.
Tailcoat Package (rental)
(Note! This package does not contain a black waistcoat. For that, consider the second package below)
-15%
€149.60 (normal price €176)
Dissertation/Conferment Package (rental)
-15%
€181 (normal price €213)
You can book a fitting appointment with us. https://frakkipalvelunam.fi/calendar.php
A conferment dress, meaning a white or black evening gown, is available for hire from Ateljee Esvee. This dress adheres to the conferment dress code, making it suitable for the conferment ceremony, the conferment dinner, and the ball.
Originally, the conferment dress was designed in white for master promovendi and wreath-binders for the Faculty of Philosophy’s conferment ceremony at the University of Helsinki in 2014. It is now also available in black for doctoral conferment.
The ensemble includes a pleated evening gown, a sash (not for a sword), and a long-sleeved bolero. The hire price for the entire ensemble is 250 euros, with the dress alone available for 190 euros, and the bolero for 60 euros (prices are exclusive of VAT).
For further details and rental instructions, please visit our website.
For sale and rental at Gasell GP formal wear offers the best tailcoats in the capital region
Iso Roobertinkatu 35-37
Helsinki
We strive for 100% domestic production in our operations, so all our products are of high quality and from domestic industry players.
And because we are a new store, all our tailcoats are new or almost new and therefore in like-new condition.
Below are our special prices for the Faculty of Philosophy Promotion 2025. The prices are valid until the promotion event and apply to invited guests, faculty members, staff, companions, and students. The discount can be obtained by mentioning the discount code “FTpromootio2025”.
Rental price for the tailcoat package
For the Faculty of Philosophy Promotion 2025
€149
including all accessories
The rented tailcoat package includes all the parts of the tailcoat required for dressing, including a black evening waistcoat and, if necessary, an extra tailcoat shirt and patent leather shoes.
The package does not include outerwear, underwear, or socks.
Generally, the packages require very few alterations, as we have many different lengths and sizes of tailcoats with A, B, C, and D measurements. If alterations are still needed, we charge €15 per alteration (regular price from €20.90).
Sales price for a slightly used tailcoat package
For the Faculty of Philosophy Promotion 2025
€590 (with one evening waistcoat)
€689 (with two evening waistcoats)
Most of these slightly used tailcoats have been rented out 2-3 times.
The slightly used tailcoat package for sale includes all parts of the tailcoat required for dressing.
The package does not include outerwear, underwear, or socks. Alterations according to the tailor's price list.
If needed, we sell the following additional products:
The discounted sale price for a new black waistcoat is €99 (regular price €139)
The discounted sale price for a new tailcoat shirt is €109 (regular price €149)
The discounted sale price for new patent leather shoes is €149 (regular price €179)
Book a fitting appointment at frakkivuokraus.fi/ajanvaraus. Add the information FTpromootio2025
Portrait Photography may be organised at the Conferment Ceremony During the conferment act and/or ball, so that graduates and guests have the opportunity to get their portrait taken individually or with their companion/friends in a studio portrait. Up to four people can fit in the portrait at a time. To facilitate the arrangements for portrait photography, please register in advance via the web form by 21 April 2025.
Portrait photography sessions:
Fri 23 May 08:00 - 09:30
Sat 24 May 17:00 - 18:45 and 21:00 - 22:00
Available photo products (prices incl. VAT):
2 x digital portrait photos €50 each (the customer can decide if the photos are solely of themselves, e.g., a wide and tight crop, or themselves plus a companion)
1 x Polaroid photo €10 each
You can book a time for portrait photography here by 21 April: https://forms.gle/sbjcDLzfoqq2oka98
The photography will take place if the minimum number of bookings is met.