High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Helsinki-Uusimaa
Helsinki-Uusimaa: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 171.67 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Helsinki-Uusimaa recorded 171.67 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa peaked at 372.52 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 33rd of 1427 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Helsinki-Uusimaa, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 1.67 Number | +67.0% |
| 1980 | 2 Number | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 6 Number | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 6 Number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 Number | -66.7% |
| 1984 | 7.67 Number | +283.5% |
| 1985 | 7 Number | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 7.67 Number | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 16.5 Number | +115.1% |
| 1988 | 9.2 Number | -44.2% |
| 1989 | 20.29 Number | +120.5% |
| 1990 | 25.02 Number | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 25.93 Number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 50.06 Number | +93.1% |
| 1993 | 55.87 Number | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 107.98 Number | +93.3% |
| 1995 | 113.2 Number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 168.11 Number | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 215.3 Number | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 233.15 Number | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 372.52 Number | +59.8% |
| 2000 | 335.21 Number | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 357.78 Number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 327.35 Number | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 300.03 Number | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 353.77 Number | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 312.58 Number | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 304.32 Number | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 253.63 Number | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 249.42 Number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 217.15 Number | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 228.28 Number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 189.91 Number | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 171.67 Number | -9.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Helsinki-Uusimaa 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 | +283.5% | 2 Number | 7.67 Number |
| 1981 | +200.0% | 2 Number | 6 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 Number | 1 Number | 1.67 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.43 Number | 2 Number | 20.29 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 136.71 Number | 25.02 Number | 372.52 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.12 Number | 217.15 Number | 357.78 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.62 Number | 171.67 Number | 228.28 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Helsinki-Uusimaa
More science & technology data for Helsinki-Uusimaa
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 683.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 29,676 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 98.6% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 72.3% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 635.97 Number (2012)
- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 93.2% (2021)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 48.56 Number (2012)
- Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 85.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa was 171.67 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 Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- The highest recorded value was 372.52 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Helsinki-Uusimaa rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 33rd out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Helsinki-Uusimaa 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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