In the second native tongue, for a change --
Mr. Nemanja Balcin getting into the mood for the event;
one of the most talked about guys during the ensuing days ...
On the left-hand side of the table some of the key people
for my defense, not all of them present in the Karonkka:
Päivi Mehtonen, researcher in literature (leftmost corner)
-- one of the members in the final review board
Susanna Linbderg (rightmost corner on the left-hand side)
-- my external examiner (alongside Douglas Anderson)
My father, Moona and myself
right before the evening party --
And finally, my elusive mother caught in a good mood
(Eli kumman hankalasti kuvautuva äitini vihdoin pyydystettynä!)
The foods were provided by a family business called
Liekoranta (Sastamala), & generally enjoyed a great deal.
The chief programmatic entertainment came from
my friend Erkki, & Teemu for one song mentioned above --
Moona surrounded, on the one hand, by my likeable supervisor
Sami Pihlström, and on the other, by Göran Torrkulla from Åbo Akademi.
My sister Hanna and my cousin Tanja to the left, to the right
also my good friends Sanna (to the front) & Heli (to the back)
... and finally the table of vigorous youth, among others another
philosopher Renne from Kuhmo (middle left),
and Mikko Pelttari (middle right).
Pictures this time by my father Paavo Kovalainen;
kuvista kiitokset isälleni Paavo "Kova-Pate" Kovalaiselle ..
