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Appendix table 5. Domestic patents granted to enterprises and associations by industry (TOL 2008), 2008 and 2009

Industry 2008 2009
Patents Number of enterprises Patents Number of enterprises
Total 668 268 647 269
C Manufacturing, total 467 145 473 163
10-12 Food industry 1 1 6 4
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry 5 3 5 3
16-17 Wood and paper industry 24 10 23 12
19-22 Chemical industry 20 15 41 25
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry 275 64 288 72
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry 124 37 96 37
Other manufacturing 18 15 14 10
D,E Electricity, gas and water supply 3 3 2 2
F Construction 10 8 10 8
G Wholesale and retail trade 34 17 33 19
J IInformation and communication 31 20 34 24
72 Scientific research and development 33 16 23 10
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72) 71 44 54 31
Other industries 19 15 18 12

Source: Patenting 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, Kari-Pekka Niemi (09) 1734 3399, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds


Updated 11.11.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Patenting [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3023. 2009, Appendix table 5. Domestic patents granted to enterprises and associations by industry (TOL 2008), 2008 and 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tau_005_en.html