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).

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chemistry - Basic materials chemistry	44	47	66	56	62	56
Chemistry - Biotechnology	25	27	24	13	14	21
Chemistry - Chemical engineering	44	61	60	48	63	67
Chemistry - Environmental technology	50	34	40	32	38	27
Chemistry - Food chemistry	16	19	33	24	22	21
Chemistry - Macromolecular chemistry, polymers	25	19	38	33	40	34
Chemistry - Materials, metallurgy	19	25	16	22	34	20
Chemistry - Micro-structural and nano-technology	8	4	11	4	4	6
Chemistry - Organic fine chemistry	6	23	17	15	14	18
Chemistry - Pharmaceuticals	12	20	19	6	11	7
Chemistry - Surface technology, coating	26	22	27	19	24	51
Electrical engineering - Audio-visual technology	41	45	58	42	39	27
Electrical engineering - Basic communication processes	5	16	9	9	10	18
Electrical engineering - Computer technology	53	58	76	76	106	116
Electrical engineering - Digital communication	78	174	199	201	281	367
Electrical engineering - Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy	60	46	53	52	62	65
Electrical engineering - IT methods for management	22	26	28	19	22	26
Electrical engineering - Semiconductors	12	15	21	8	19	25
Electrical engineering - Telecommunications	18	77	61	61	92	116
Instruments - Analysis of biological materials	7	16	24	17	4	6
Instruments - Control	25	26	30	22	21	23
Instruments - Measurement	90	100	86	83	104	64
Instruments - Medical technology	68	88	81	72	79	95
Instruments - Optics	16	20	22	11	21	37
Mechanical engineering - Engines, pumps, turbines	37	31	29	31	36	26
Mechanical engineering - Handling	61	52	48	42	41	41
Mechanical engineering - Machine tools	29	22	35	27	22	30
Mechanical engineering - Mechanical elements	42	25	28	21	17	20
Mechanical engineering - Other special machines	85	79	72	79	91	83
Mechanical engineering - Textile and paper machines	55	77	72	72	67	59
Mechanical engineering - Thermal processes and apparatus	47	66	32	37	35	45
Mechanical engineering - Transport	70	80	77	62	71	50
Other fields - Civil engineering	107	135	99	82	102	100
Other fields - Furniture, games	54	59	43	32	53	34
Other fields - Other consumer goods	28	37	17	16	14	30
Total	1395	1684	1660	1447	1735	1831

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 17.01.2025