My experiences as a competitor at the EuroSkills 2023 Gdansk competition

We arrived at the venue for the first time on monday. The weather was quite nice for the whole competition, although it was quite a bit more humid than back in Finland.   The venue was held at the AmberExpo Gdansk building, with food and ceremonies held at the Polsat Plus Arena Gdansk . Most of the skills, including mine, were held in large tents set up around the venue. Our skill was held in the same tent as the florists', which meant our tent was thankfully held at a lower temperature than most.   There had been some delays on the equipment we were meant to have due to customs troubles, but the organizers managed to find suitable replacements in time for the competition to proceed on schedule. Overall we had a comprehensive set of tools available to us and the experts and workshop manager were very helpful whenever any problems occured.   Photo: Olaf Sawajner / WorldSkills Europe The competition lasted for three days, during which we showed our abilities in every aspe...