Patent applications per field of technology

The statistics below cover national applications filed with the PRH in order for the patent to take effect in Finland. The applications are sorted by application year.

The applications are classified by their technical content by using the International Patent Classification (IPC), on the grounds of the patent class given first in the application. The standard is provided on the WIPO website (Excel file)Open link in a new tab. The classification is based on a standard defined by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Chemistry - Basic materials chemistry	53	44	47	66	56	62
Chemistry - Biotechnology	23	25	27	24	13	14
Chemistry - Chemical engineering	45	44	61	60	48	63
Chemistry - Environmental technology	44	50	34	40	32	38
Chemistry - Food chemistry	16	16	19	33	24	22
Chemistry - Macromolecular chemistry, polymers	20	25	19	38	33	40
Chemistry - Materials, metallurgy	16	19	25	16	22	34
Chemistry - Micro-structural and nano-technology	4	8	4	11	4	4
Chemistry - Organic fine chemistry	13	6	23	17	15	14
Chemistry - Pharmaceuticals	13	12	20	19	6	11
Chemistry - Surface technology, coating	18	26	22	27	19	24
Electrical engineering - Audio-visual technology	49	41	45	58	42	39
Electrical engineering - Basic communication processes	3	5	16	9	9	10
Electrical engineering - Computer technology	79	53	58	76	76	106
Electrical engineering - Digital communication	50	78	174	199	201	281
Electrical engineering - Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy	75	60	46	53	52	62
Electrical engineering - IT methods for management	22	22	26	28	19	22
Electrical engineering - Semiconductors	10	12	15	21	8	19
Electrical engineering - Telecommunications	30	18	77	61	61	92
Instruments - Analysis of biological materials	14	7	16	24	17	4
Instruments - Control	14	25	26	30	22	21
Instruments - Measurement	80	90	100	86	83	104
Instruments - Medical technology	88	68	88	81	72	79
Instruments - Optics	20	16	20	22	11	21
Mechanical engineering - Engines, pumps, turbines	37	37	31	29	31	36
Mechanical engineering - Handling	65	61	52	48	42	41
Mechanical engineering - Machine tools	40	29	22	35	27	22
Mechanical engineering - Mechanical elements	44	42	25	28	21	17
Mechanical engineering - Other special machines	88	85	79	72	79	91
Mechanical engineering - Textile and paper machines	49	55	77	72	72	67
Mechanical engineering - Thermal processes and apparatus	57	47	66	32	37	35
Mechanical engineering - Transport	83	70	80	77	62	71
Other fields - Civil engineering	143	107	135	99	82	102
Other fields - Furniture, games	68	54	59	43	32	53
Other fields - Other consumer goods	13	28	37	17	16	14
Total	1496	1395	1684	1660	1447	1735

Statistics per technical field concerning international patent applications filed by Finnish applicants are available in WIPO’s service. The applications are sorted by year of publication. Go to the WIPO IP Statistics Data CenterOpen link in a new tab

Printable version Latest update 19.01.2024