All those who have completed a Master’s or Doctoral degree at the Faculty of Social Sciences (or will complete their degree no later than 21 May 2026) and who have not previously been conferred for that degree are eligible to participate in the Conferment Ceremony of the Faculty of Social Sciences, together with their companions.
If your graduation date is very close to the Conferment, carefully consider whether you should register for the conferment, and review the cancellation policy. The Conferment Committee cannot advise on individual cases as circumstances vary.
As a Jubilee Master or Jubilee Doctor, the 2026 Conferment Ceremony is open to those who were conferred as Masters or Doctors at the 1976 Conferment Ceremony.
Special cases regarding eligibility for conferment
The participation fee for a solo graduand attending the conferment ceremony is 390 €. It is recommended that you attend with a companion, in which case the companion’s participation fee is €290. A combined offer price of 620 € is available for the graduand and their companion when purchased together. If two graduands attend as each other’s companions, each pays the solo fee and registers separately.
The conferment ceremony is a unique celebration, an unforgettable way to honour your degree and mark the end of an important phase in life. Participation fees cover less than half of the total event costs, with the budget supported significantly by a faculty grant that helps subsidise graduands' participation fees. Sponsorships also play an important role.
The promovendi fee includes a rich programme, covering at least:
There is no charge for companions attending the solemn conferment of degrees on Friday. For companions, the participation fee covers:
Please note that additional costs may arise from formal attire for the ceremony, as well as from purchasing a ring, doctoral hat, or sword.
Graduands may opt to attend a condensed version of the conferment, which includes only the rehearsal, the solemn conferment of degrees, the formal procession, and either the church service or the parallel secular event. In this case, the participation fee is 140 €, with or without a companion, and includes a copy of the matricula, with a video recording and photos of the ceremony.
Promovendi may also participate on paper, in absentia, which grants the right to use their academic insignia and includes their name and information in the Matricula. The fee for in absentia is 100 €.
Admission to the Flora's Day Conferment programme is free of charge. The daytime programme takes place from 12:00 to 13:00.
Registration is open until 1 March 2026. Registration is binding, and payment is required at the time of registration. By registering, you accept the event's cancellation policy. Payment can be made by credit card, mobile payment (MobilePay, Siirto), or through Finnish banks' online payment services.
If you are unable to attend, please notify us immediately to make the arrangements for your cancellation at
In the event of a cancellation by the University due to force majeure, all participation fees will be fully refunded; however, no other costs will be reimbursed.
The Conferment Committee publishes the Matricula, which is a commemorative register listing both present and absent promovendi at the master’s and doctoral levels and the honorary doctors. The personal details for the register are filled in during registration in either Finnish, Swedish, or English.
The Matricula is a traditional, printed register of personal information and has preserved a significant portion of Finnish and university history. Professional and amateur genealogists can discover pieces of their family history through these archives. The oldest student register of the Turku Academy, dating from 1640–1817, was destroyed in the Great Fire of Turku in 1827, but information that survived has been compiled over the centuries and was also digitised in the 2000s.
The Matricula published by the Conferment Committee also officially serves as a traditional invitation to the ceremony, and contains the official list of participants, including jubilee promovendi and honorary doctors. The register is available at the Conferment Act.
Once a name is printed in the conferment register, the individual is considered conferred, even if they cannot attend the ceremony in person, for example, due to a last-minute illness.
Model text for the Matricula (extended):
MODEL, Mary * 10.3.1985 Ann Arbor, MI, USA. PRNTS Dr Elena Model and chef Gary Model (nee Moore) SPOUSE MSc Tom Model (nee Hudson) 2011 CHLDRN Samantha 2010 – BSc 2009, MSc 2012, PhD 2016 (theoretical physics) DISS. Cosmological constraints on Standard Model Extensions OCC. Academy Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, 2016- PREV. OCC. doctoral student, University of Helsinki, 2012-16, SECNDRY OCC. assistant, University of Helsinki, 2009-12 POS. OF TRUST president, The Student Association, 2008-10, member of the board, The Scientific Society, 2014-15 – honorary member, The Student Association, 2015 – MSc thesis prize of the University of Helsinki 2012, Prize of The Scientific Society 2015, Academy Research Fellow 2016- TRAVELS Stanford University, USA, 2014-15 PUBL. History of Physics 2015, 10 scientific articles in the field of theoretical physics, 5 popular articles.