High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Finland
Finland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 358.81 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Finland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Finland recorded 358.81 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Finland peaked at 682.76 Number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
That places Finland 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Finland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 2.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 3 Number | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 7 Number | +133.3% |
| 1982 | 8 Number | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 3 Number | -62.5% |
| 1984 | 11 Number | +266.7% |
| 1985 | 7 Number | -36.4% |
| 1986 | 10.67 Number | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 21.83 Number | +104.6% |
| 1988 | 27.65 Number | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 47.79 Number | +72.8% |
| 1990 | 61.97 Number | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 88.83 Number | +43.3% |
| 1992 | 127.72 Number | +43.8% |
| 1993 | 132.59 Number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 198.42 Number | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 222.79 Number | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 305.44 Number | +37.1% |
| 1997 | 388.41 Number | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 445.69 Number | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 658.29 Number | +47.7% |
| 2000 | 639.94 Number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 650.32 Number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 618.65 Number | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 599.67 Number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 682.76 Number | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 615.34 Number | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 568.71 Number | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 475.93 Number | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 441.32 Number | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 393.08 Number | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 420.57 Number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 377.74 Number | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 358.81 Number | -5.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 358.81 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 7.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Finland's 358.81 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 7.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +266.7% | 3 Number | 11 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 Number | 1 Number | 2.5 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.69 Number | 3 Number | 47.79 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 263.01 Number | 61.97 Number | 658.29 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 568.57 Number | 393.08 Number | 682.76 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 385.71 Number | 358.81 Number | 420.57 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 9 Belgium 317.81 Number compare
- 10 Italy 292.53 Number compare
- 11 Switzerland 289.42 Number compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Finland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Finland was 358.81 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 682.76 Number in 2004.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Finland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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