Doctoral hat

A doctoral hat (Finnish: tohtorinhattu, Swedish: doktorshatt) is a major part of Nordic academic dress of Ph.D. recipients in Finland and Sweden and differs from the square academic cap found in other parts of the world.

On the front, the hat has a gold-coloured metallic emblem of the granting university or faculty.

However, in Finland, other colors are found, as follows: Swedish doctoral hats are always black.

Doctoral hats are handmade, with the owner's head measured using a device called a conformateur.

In practice, the hat is mostly worn on academic occasions, such as opening ceremonies, commencement, and disputations.