Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch presenting her doctor' thesis "American Plus. Etnisk identitet hos finlandssvenska ättlingar i Nordamerika".
Opponent is Prof. Thomas A DuBois from the Wisconsin-Madison University, USA. .
Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch defending the result of her research.
Chairman prof. Ulrika Wolf-Knuts, from the Folkloristic faculty at Åbo Akademi (in the middle), opponent Prof. Thomas A DuBois (left) and the the fresh Ph.D. Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch.
A toast for the fresh Ph.D. Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch who welcomes all her guests in the "Blue room" of the town hall in Åbo (Turku).
The Family is congratulating: From the right Anne-Maj Kalman, Herbert Kalman, Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch and Marika Österlund.
The fiddler Siv Ekström salutes Ph.D. Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch by playing some tunes.