About that sword at the end: Finland (and Sweden) have this old tradition that PhD's have a hat and a sword [1] as part of the academic dress [2]. [1] http://w

About that sword at the end: Finland (and Sweden) have this old tradition that PhD's have a hat and a sword [1] as part of the academic dress [2]. [1] http://www.lut.fi/documents/10633/139156/opiskelu-tohtoriohjelmat-paakuva-615x295-tohtorinhattu-miekat.jpg http://www.lut.fi/documents/10633/139156/opiskelu-tohtoriohj... [2] http://www.helsinki.fi/filtdkpromootio2010/_Y5I6060.JPG http://www.helsinki.fi/filtdkpromootio2010/_Y5I6060.JPG