Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland
Finland: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland, 2001–2023
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2023, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland peaked at 14 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Finland ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 patents | — |
| 2002 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2006 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2009 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 9 patents | +350.0% |
| 2011 | 1 patents | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 13 patents | +225.0% |
| 2017 | 8 patents | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 6 patents | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 14 patents | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 8 patents | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 4 patents | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.86 patents | 1 patents | 4 patents | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.67 patents | 1 patents | 14 patents | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.33 patents | 1 patents | 8 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 36 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 36 Austria 1 patents compare
- 36 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 36 Chile 1 patents compare
- 36 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 36 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 36 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 36 France 1 patents compare
- 36 India 1 patents compare
- 36 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 36 Netherlands 1 patents compare
- 36 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 36 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 36 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 36 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 36 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 36 Ukraine 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Finland
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- 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 annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Finland was 1 patents in 2023, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 14 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Finland ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.