Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Finland
Finland: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 3,457 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,457 Number
Change on year
up 44.0%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,457 Number
in 2025
All-time low
1,413 Number
in 2009
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Finland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Finland is 3,457 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Finland peaked at 3,457 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,413 Number, in 2009.
Finland ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Finland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,608 Number | — |
| 2005 | 1,514 Number | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,674 Number | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 2,036 Number | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 1,802 Number | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 1,413 Number | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 1,617 Number | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 1,548 Number | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1,851 Number | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 1,894 Number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,182 Number | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 1,993 Number | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1,796 Number | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,797 Number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,728 Number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1,705 Number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,899 Number | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 2,108 Number | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 2,140 Number | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,336 Number | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 2,400 Number | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 3,457 Number | +44.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 3,457 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 12.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Finland's 3,457 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 9.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,674 Number | 1,413 Number | 2,036 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,811 Number | 1,548 Number | 2,182 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,390 Number | 1,899 Number | 3,457 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- 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)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,224 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Finland?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Finland was 3,457 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,457 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,413 Number in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Finland ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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