Science, Technology and Information Society

Statistics

Government R&D funding in the state budget

The statistics describe the funding allocated in the state budget to research and development.

Human resources of science and technology

Highly educated and skilled personnel is a key resource for science and technology.

Innovation

The innovation survey carried out every second year is part of the joint project Community Innovation Survey (CIS) coordinated by Eurostat and made in all EU Member States.

Patenting

These statistics contain data on patents applied for and granted in Finland by applicant (private person/enterprise and domestic/foreign), industry, the International Patent Classification and geographic area.

Research and development

The statistics on research and development describe the resources used for research, and for product and process development.

Use of information and communications technology by individuals

The purpose of the survey on Use of information and communications technology is to produce data about ICT usage in households and by individuals.

Use of information technology in enterprises

These statistics describe the use of information technology in enterprises and electronic business activities.

See also related statistics

• Financial statement statistics on information services
  Topic: Enterprises

Revisions in statistics

• Set of statistics renamed: Use of information and communications technology
  Statistics: Use of information and communications technology by individuals
  07 Nov 2012
• The statistical release "Research and development 2009, final report" has been cancelled
  Statistics: Research and development
  01 Dec 2010
• Statistics Finland ends production of statistics on high technology foreign trade
  Statistics: High technology foreign trade
  11 Jun 2010
• Statistics Finland ends production of statistics on telecommunications
  Statistics: Telecommunications
  11 Jun 2010
• Change in the Official Statistics of Finland
  Statistics: Use of information and communications technology by individuals
  28 Nov 2008
• Set of statistics renamed
  Statistics: Use of information and communications technology by individuals
  14 Aug 2007
• Statistics renamed
  Statistics: Use of information technology in enterprises
  08 Dec 2006

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Latest releases

(Statistics Finlands statistics only)

• Employment rate of highly educated people is high
  21 Mar 2013
• Government to fund RD activity with EUR 2 billion in 2013
  27 Feb 2013
• Mobile connections to the Internet used actively in enterprises
  27 Nov 2012
• Two-thirds of Finns are online shoppers
  07 Nov 2012
• Fewer European patents granted to manufacturing industry in 2011 than in previous years
  01 Nov 2012
• RD expenditure grew moderately
  31 Oct 2012
• Innovation involves the whole value chain, customers and users included in development
  07 Jun 2012

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Future releases

(Statistics Finlands statistics only)

• Patenting 2012 (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  31 Oct 2013
• Research and development 2012 (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  31 Oct 2013
• Use of information and communications technology by individuals 2013 (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  7 Nov 2013
• Use of information technology in enterprises 2013 (in Finnish, in Swedish, in English)
  26 Nov 2013

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Latest press releases

• Statistical images of Finland and Finns
  11 Dec 2012
• Statistics Finland is making further utilisation of statistical data easier
  25 Jan 2012
• One day of life in Finland
  07 Dec 2011

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