http://www.stat.fi/til/ttt_en.html Latest statistical information from Statistics Finland on Science, Technology and Information Society en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/ttt_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2011/icte_2011_2011-11-24_tie_001_en.html Open source code software is used very generally in enterprises with at least ten employees. At least some open source software is used by 79 per cent of enterprises.These data were collected with an inquiry by Statistics Finland in spring 2011 and they apply to enterprises with at least ten employees. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2011/icte_2011_2011-11-24_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2010/pat_2010_2011-11-03_tie_001_en.html The number of patent applications made in Finland decreased by around one hundred from the previous year in 2010. The number went down for both domestic and foreign applicants. By contrast, the number of patents granted in Finland to domestic patentees, similarly as the number of European patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations, remained on level with the previous year. The number of U.S. patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations grew by one quarter to about 1,250 patents. These data derive from statistics on patenting in 2010 published by Statistics Finland. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2010/pat_2010_2011-11-03_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2011/sutivi_2011_2011-11-02_tie_001_en.html The Internet is a daily tool for increasingly more people. According to Statistics Finlands survey, as many as 89 per cent of those aged 16 to 74 use the Internet and three out of four use it daily. Forty-three per cent of persons entitled to vote used an election engine before the latest elections. Smartphones are purchased most by persons aged under 45 and men, on the other hand. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2011/sutivi_2011_2011-11-02_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2010/tkke_2010_2011-10-27_tie_001_en.html In 2010 around EUR 185 million more was used on research and development than one year previously. According to Statistics Finland, the majority of the growth, 77 per cent, was directed to the higher education sector. EUR 115 million of the EUR 142 million increase recorded for the higher education sector came from the growth in external funding. The change in research made with basic State funding thus remained minor. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2010/tkke_2010_2011-10-27_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2009/tthv_2009_2011-03-24_tie_001_en.html In 2008, 85 per cent of those with tertiary level degrees were employed, which is 14 percentage points higher than the employment rate of total population. The situation was best for those with doctorate level degrees, whose employment rate was over 90 per cent. The difference between the employment rate of women and men was small, only good one percentage point, while in total population it was three percentage points. Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2009/tthv_2009_2011-03-24_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tkker/2011/tkker_2011_2011-02-22_tie_001_en.html The total funding of research and development goes up to EUR 2,065 million in the 2011 Government Budget. According to Statistics Finland, RD funding will grow by EUR 76 million from the previous year, by nearly four per cent. The increases will focus on universities' research funding. The proportion of funds allocated to RD activities of overall government spending exclusive of debt servicing is 4.3 per cent. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tkker/2011/tkker_2011_2011-02-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2010/icte_2010_2010-11-25_tie_001_en.html A total of 68 per cent of enterprises were connected via mobile broadband in spring 2010. In all, 58 per cent of enterprises had a mobile broadband connection with a laptop and 56 per cent with a mobile phone. These data were collected with an inquiry in spring 2010 and they apply to enterprises with at least ten employees. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2010/icte_2010_2010-11-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tie_001_en.html The number of applications made by Finnish enterprises and associations for domestic patents remained on level with the previous year in 2009. The largest number of patent applications was made in the metal and engineering industry. By contrast, the number of domestic patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations fell slightly from the previous year in 2009. The number of European patents granted to enterprises and associations also fell short of the previous years level. One-half of the European patents were granted in the electronics industry. These data derive from statistics on patenting in 2009 published by Statistics Finland. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2009/tkke_2009_2010-10-28_tie_001_en.html Business enterprises decreased their expenditure on research and development (RD) activities by good EUR 250 million from the previous year. Expenditure has never before gone down during the entire time period starting from 1971 over which Statistics Finland has compiled statistics on RD investments. RD expenditure decreased in several industries, but by most, or by around EUR 90 million, in the electronics industry. In 2009, business enterprises RD expenditure totalled EUR 4.85 billion. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2009/tkke_2009_2010-10-28_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2010/sutivi_2010_2010-10-26_tie_001_en.html Correction 26 October 2010 at 10 am. In the first table: Prevalence of Internet usage and certain purposes of use in 2010, corrections due to rounding of figures for percentage of population are indicated in red. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2010/sutivi_2010_2010-10-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/inn/2008/inn_2008_2010-06-10_tie_001_en.html Nearly one half of enterprises employing at least ten persons practised innovation activity related to product and process innovations in 2006 - 2008. The majority of these also introduced product or process innovations. During the time period in question, innovation activities were most often directed to research and development and purchases of machines and equipment. Enterprises reported innovation expenditure to the tune of around EUR seven billion in 2008. The data derive from a survey of Statistics Finland concerning innovation activity among enterprises. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/inn/2008/inn_2008_2010-06-10_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2008/tthv_2008_2010-04-22_tie_001_en.html In 2007, 44 per cent of those having completed doctorate level degrees worked in the sector of education. Three fourths of them were working at universities. Health care was the second biggest employer with a 16 per cent share. Nearly one tenth of those with doctorate level degrees were working in manufacturing. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2008/tthv_2008_2010-04-22_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tkker/2010/tkker_2010_2010-02-25_tie_001_en.html In the 2010 Government Budget, the total appropriations and outlays for research and development activities amount to EUR 2,055 million. According to Statistics Finland, RD funding increases by EUR 155 million from the previous year. At the same time, the share of public RD funding of GDP is estimated to rise to 1.17 per cent. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tkker/2010/tkker_2010_2010-02-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2009/icte_2009_2009-12-17_tie_001_en.html Seventy-six per cent of enterprises had their own Internet website in spring 2009. A total of 97 per cent of large enterprises with at least 100 employees had a website while only 69 per cent of small companies employing 5 to 9 persons had one. Examined by industry, enterprises with websites of their own were most common in the sector of information and communications (99 per cent), and rarest in the industries of transportation and storage (51 per cent) and construction (58 per cent). More and more enterprises of all sizes have set up websites of their own. Since 2000, the number of sites has gone up by 29 percentage points. These data were collected with an inquiry in spring 2009 and they apply to enterprises with at least five employees. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/icte/2009/icte_2009_2009-12-17_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2008/pat_2008_2009-12-03_tie_001_en.html Domestic patenting by enterprises and associations declined steadily from 2000 to 2005, when enterprises filed 1,371 domestic patent applications. The decline halted in 2006, when slight growth was recorded, but in 2007 the number of applications fell again and totalled 1,349. In 2008, the number of applications began to show growth again and enterprises or associations filed 1,397 domestic patent applications. In 2008, the number of enterprises or associations having filed patent applications rose to 512 whereas in 2007 they numbered 467. Examined by industry, patenting increased in the manufacture of wood and wood products, and in the manufacture of metal, metal products and machinery. By contrast, in the manufacture of electrical and optical equipment the number of enterprises domestic patent applications fell clearly, from 226 in 2007 to 141 in 2008. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2008/pat_2008_2009-12-03_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2008/tkke_2008_2009-11-26_tie_001_en.html Approximately EUR 6.9 billion was expended on research and development (RD) in Finland in 2008. Business enterprises accounted for EUR 5.1 billion, the higher education sector for just under EUR 1.2 billion and the rest of the public sector for nearly EUR 600 million of this. Good EUR 600 million more RD expenditure than in the previous year was recorded in statistics. The vast majority (94%) of the growth came from the business enterprise sector, but RD expenditure also rose somewhat in the other examined sectors. In 2009 RD expenditure is estimated to remain more or less on level with 2008. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tkke/2008/tkke_2008_2009-11-26_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/ktek/2008/ktek_2008_2009-06-11_tie_001_en.html In 2008 the value of Finlands exports abroad of high technology products amounted to EUR 11.5 billion. Exports were down by EUR 150 million from the year before. By contrast, imports decreased clearly more, by EUR 550 million, and stood at EUR 8.7 billion. The share of high technology products of all goods exports was 17.6 per cent and their share of goods imports was 13.9 per cent. The surplus of foreign trade in high technology products rose to a good EUR 2.8 billion. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/ktek/2008/ktek_2008_2009-06-11_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/tvie/2008/tvie_2008_2009-06-09_tie_001_en.html In 1988 there were a total of nearly 2.6 million telephone subscriptions in Finland; fixed telephone network subscriptions numbered nearly 2.5 million and mobile phone subscriptions some 140,000. In the past two decades, communication has changed from location-specific use of telephones to a more varied kind of communication not bound to a certain location in which non-voice services and data transmission have an increasingly important role alongside voice services. At the end of 2008 there were already over 10 million telecommunications subscriptions in Finland; fixed telephone network subscriptions numbered close on 1.7 million, mobile phone subscriptions 6.9 million and broadband subscriptions nearly 2.1 million. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/tvie/2008/tvie_2008_2009-06-09_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2008/sutivi_2008_2009-04-27_tie_002_en.html In spring 2008, 83 per cent of people between the ages of 16 and 74 in Finland said they had used the Internet during the three months prior to the survey. The share had gone up by four percentage points from the previous year. Internet is also used regularly and often. As many as 80 per cent of its users said they did it daily or almost daily. Only five per cent had used the Internet monthly or less often. The daily use largely also applies to elderly people. As many as 60 per cent of the people aged between 65 and 74 who had used the web in the past three months said that they were daily users. Daily use is also widespread among the whole population. In 2008, the share of daily Internet users was 66 per cent among the total population aged between 16 and 74. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/sutivi/2008/sutivi_2008_2009-04-27_tie_002_en.html