+100 years
Founded in Finland in 1910, we have been in business for more than a century.
We move over a billion people every day
Founded in Finland in 1910, we have been in business for more than a century.
We work with builders, building owners, facility managers and developers, plus architects, authorities and consultants.
We have over 60,000 employees around the world.
We operate in more than 60 countries across the globe.
Our elevator and escalator maintenance base was over 1.6 million units in 2023.
KONE had annual net sales of 11.0 billion in 2023.
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life.
As the urbanization megatrend shows, the world’s cities are constantly growing. They attract billions of people and by 2050 more than two in every three people on the planet will live in urban areas. Estimates tell us that around 200,000 people move into cities across the globe each and every day, the same as 140 people every minute.
In this increasingly urbanizing world, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. We understand urbanization and help our customers make the best of the world’s cities, buildings and public spaces. We know we can truly contribute to making cities better and more sustainable places to live. This mission is the purpose that guides every decision we make.
Our vision is to create the best People Flow experience.
Our goal is to provide ease, effectiveness and experiences to our users and customers over the full life cycle of buildings. We believe the best experience can be created by working together with our customers and partners in every step of the process, from early engagement to upgrading equipment.
Today more than 50% of people live in urban areas. By 2030 an additional 1 billion people will move to urban areas.
Globally cities stand for 75% of energy consumption and 80% of manmade greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable building and circular practices become more mainstream in new construction and refurbishment.
Technology enables to resolve many of the challenges with rapid urbanization and climate change.
KONE Corporation's official Annual Review was published on January 26, 2024
Our latest Sustainability Report, which covers trends, figures and more.
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