KONE Partners on Vocational Skills Competition in Stockholm

Together with Stockholm-based higher vocational institution Zenter Botkyrka, KONE partnered with the Swedish Association of Lifts and Escalators for Yrkes-SM, a vocational skills competition for young people held in Stockholm on May 4-6. Over three days, competitions were organized in a wide range of professions including, for the first time, lifts and escalators, which saw a total of 12 competitors. Elements involved renovating a valve block, connecting an emergency phone and connecting a shaft riser, with four “incredibly skilled” technicians making it to the final — three from KONE and one from Motum Örebro. Louis Karlsson from KONE Gothenburg was ultimately crowned the winner, with Elliot Holm from KONE Stockholm taking a very close second. With 31,642 visitors and 80 professions represented on-site, the 2026 edition of Yrkes-SM was the largest thus far. Look for more about the competition in an upcoming issue of EW and EW Europe. — reported by EW Correspondent Madeleine Olausson