Ronneby Municipality's Knut Hahn High School Named UF School of the Year 2025

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The Ronneby Municipality's Knut Hahn High School has been recognized as the UF School of the Year 2025, receiving the Visma Spc award during the Swedish Youth Entrepreneurship Championship in Stockholm. The school's commitment to entrepreneurship, collaboration, and dialogue with the business community has been particularly praised. Principal Emilia Jirle attributed the award to a long strategic effort, stating that the school's work has allowed students to grow and develop through hands-on experience with entrepreneurship.

Key Takeaways:

  • Knut Hahn High School has been named UF School of the Year 2025 and received the Visma Spc award for its successful work in entrepreneurship, collaboration, and dialogue with the business community.
  • The school's principal, Emilia Jirle, credited the award to a long strategic effort, emphasizing the school's dedication to providing students with hands-on experience in entrepreneurship.
  • Over 40,000 high school students across Sweden have run UF companies in the 2024/2025 academic year, demonstrating a significant increase in young people's interest in entrepreneurship.
  • A Sifo survey found that 37% of young people between ages 18 and 29 aspire to become entrepreneurs, highlighting the importance of promoting entrepreneurship among the younger generation.
  • Statistics from the Swedish Companies Registration Office show that the number of young entrepreneurs who started new companies during the first four months of 2025 has increased by over 27% compared to the same period in 2024.
  • Women make up five out of ten leaders in UF companies, which is a significantly higher proportion than the average in the rest of the business community.
  • Visma Spcs supports UF with free programs, offering students invoice, bookkeeping, and website creation tools.

Statistics:

  • Over 40,000 high school students have run UF companies in the 2024/2025 academic year.
  • 37% of young people between ages 18 and 29 aspire to become entrepreneurs (Sifo survey).
  • The number of young entrepreneurs who started new companies during the first four months of 2025 has increased by over 27% compared to the same period in 2024 (Swedish Companies Registration Office).
  • Five out of ten leaders in UF companies are women, a higher proportion than the average in the rest of the business community.

Sources:

  • Knut Hahn High School's principal, Emilia Jirle
  • Visma Spcs
  • Swedish Youth Entrepreneurship Championship
  • Ronneby Municipality's press release
  • Sifo surveys
  • Swedish Companies Registration Office
  • UF School of the Year award website (not explicitly mentioned, but inferred from the context)