Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Finland

Finland: Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 was 1,775 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,775
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1,877
in 2020
All-time low
1,260
in 2002
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Finland, 1999–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1999201220251999: 1.3k2000: 1.3k2001: 1.3k2002: 1.3k2003: 1.3k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.3k2006: 1.4k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.4k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.5k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.6k2013: 1.6k2014: 1.6k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.8k2019: 1.8k2020: 1.9k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.8k2025: 1.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Finland stood at 1,775.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Finland peaked at 1,877 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,260, in 2002.

That places Finland 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age in Finland, 1999 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1999 1,263
2000 1,310 +3.7%
2001 1,331 +1.6%
2002 1,260 -5.3%
2003 1,260 +0.0%
2004 1,303 +3.4%
2005 1,335 +2.4%
2006 1,367 +2.4%
2007 1,402 +2.6%
2008 1,431 +2.0%
2009 1,457 +1.9%
2010 1,490 +2.2%
2011 1,534 +3.0%
2012 1,569 +2.3%
2013 1,603 +2.1%
2014 1,646 +2.7%
2015 1,678 +1.9%
2016 1,700 +1.3%
2017 1,729 +1.7%
2018 1,781 +3.0%
2019 1,826 +2.5%
2020 1,877 +2.8%
2021 1,735 -7.6%
2022 1,762 +1.6%
2023 1,784 +1.2%
2024 1,768 -0.9%
2025 1,775 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,263 1,263 1,263 1
2000s 1,346 1,260 1,457 10
2010s 1,656 1,490 1,826 10
2020s 1,784 1,735 1,877 6

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 17 Ireland 2,099 compare
  2. 18 Norway 2,046 compare
  3. 19 Denmark 2,045 compare
  4. 21 Bulgaria 1,623 compare
  5. 22 Serbia 1,451 compare
  6. 23 Slovakia 1,373 compare

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Finland?
Human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 in Finland was 1,775 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1,877 in 2020.
What is the lowest human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,260 in 2002.
How does Finland rank for human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1?
Finland ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is human resources in science and technology (hrst) by category, nuts 1 rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 region and age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
158 places, 3,956 data points, 1999–2025
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