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This is more unsettling. I know it's there. I know it should be there. I know this pristine landscape is hiding its horrors like teeth.
yea I'm not gonna lie I don't like this.
@niuniente i must know more!!!
I don’t know anyone with PhD in Finland personally so I had to turn to Finnish google.
Doctoral graduates get a sword and a top hat when they graduate, excluding some fields like technology. The graduation ceremony is called Promootio and the sword is called Tohtorinmiekka (lit. PhD’s Sword).
The sword as a PhD symbol was first used in Helsinki University’s (back then known as Aleksanterin yliopisto University) 200 years’ ceremonial party, in 1840. The sword symbolizes truth and it’s scientist’s spiritual weapon to find the truth, the right and the good from everything, and also to defend these values. The sword is designed by famous 19th century Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (famous for his Kalevala paintings) and it’s an officially recognized national civilian sword of the independent country of Finland.
Graduates have to buy their own sword and a top hat. The hand made sword is around 380 euros and the top hat 500-800 euros. The promootio graduation ceremony also costs 420 euros. Some decide not to buy any of these for the graduation but rent or borrow the sword and the hat from someone. If the graduate gets their own sword, the sword will be engraved for them. The sword is always black-golden and comes with the university’s golden symbol.
If the PhD graduate participates the Promootio graduation ceremony, they must have both the top hat and the sword. Without them, they can’t graduate.
The sword is always carried on the left side and must be fastened to a hip. Men’s suits have a special hoop for the sword but women have to use belts to fasten the sword. If fastening the sword is impossible, then the sword must be carried in a left hand.
Story time. I was looking for these at the hardware store not too terribly long ago and didn't know what they were called. When a sales associate asked me if I needed help, I said I was looking for the drunk octopus hooks and held up my fists in a boxing pose.
She knew exactly what I was talking about, though.
