R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex

In 2024, Finland's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 4.5% compared to 2023, reaching 62,431.

Finland accounts for 1.8% of the EU-27 total of 3,391,150.

Finland ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.2% (from 51,494 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.