Table 1

Estimated research expenses by type of research, place and funder, Finland 2009, million Euros (%)

Place of researchTotalState budgetMunicipalitiesOther public*Enterprisers†‡EUOther§
Clinical research
 Universities¶121312542159
 Percentage of university health research(42)(30)(48)(51)(55)(27)(43)
Health research**
 Universities¶2871024105381720
 Other public††10969524363
 Enterprisers‡‡22592150.3
 Total62117191392552324
All R&D
 Universities¶1283996NA∼92∼19785
 Other public657431NA∼45∼14840
 Enterprisers4847197NA∼16∼463216
 Total67871624NA∼107∼4977141
  • *State+other public.

  • †Domestic and foreign enterprises.

  • ‡Own funding.

  • §Domestic and foreign foundations, other foreign, own resources (kotimaiset ja ulkomaiset rahastot, muu ulkomainen, omat varat).

  • ¶Includes universities and universities of applied science; clinical research not specified for other places.

  • **In universities and other public institutes: medicine and health sciences (lääke- ja terveystieteet); in enterprises: drugs and chemical products.

  • ††Public sector, social and health ministry.

  • ‡‡Chemical products, drugs (kemialliset tuotteet, lääkeainet).

  • Source: Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus 2011).

  • EU, European Union; R&D, research and development.