Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent

In 2020, Finland's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 4.3% compared to 2019, reaching 41,707.

Finland accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 1,887,380.

Finland ranks 15th 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 11.2% (from 37,516 in 2015).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.