KONE Corporation, founded in Helsinki in 1910, designs and manufactures elevators and escalators and provides integrated People Flow solutions for urban buildings and cities. With over 60,000 employees operating across more than 60 countries, the company moves an estimated 2 billion people every day. KONE holds a portfolio of over 3,000 patents, reflecting sustained investment in research and development.
The company's work spans both physical hardware and digital systems. Technical teams operate across mechanical engineering, IoT, artificial intelligence, cloud architecture, and hardware-software integration. Engineers and technicians work in cross-functional teams - from high-rise testing laboratories to local service centers - combining product development with real-world deployment at scale.
KONE's product and technology scope includes:
- Elevators and escalators - manufactured, installed, and maintained globally
- People Flow solutions - integrated hardware and digital systems designed to manage movement through urban buildings and infrastructure
- Smart digital systems - AI and cloud-based tools embedded into its broader product ecosystem
The company operates with safety-first principles and places emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and team ownership. Employees work on problems that span embedded systems, urban infrastructure, and intelligent building technology - at a scale that touches billions of people across some of the world's most complex built environments.
