Stock of enterprises
The number of enterprise openings and closures is obtained from the registration data of Statistics Finland's Business Register and the Tax Administration, and the registrations of new enterprises are obtained from the Business Information System (YTJ) maintained by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office and the Tax Administration. Data are published quarterly four months after the end of the statistical reference period. The annual statistics are published in October of the year following the statistical reference year. The stock of enterprises is the number of enterprises active at that time, which includes enterprises subject to VAT in respect of business activities or the transfer of the right to use immovable property, as well as enterprises acting as employers. Data on start-ups and closures are updated over time. The number of enterprise openings in the first publication is generally lower than the reality, and the number of enterprise closures in the first publication is higher than the reality.
Turnover of enterprises
Revenue from the sale of the business, net of discounts granted and VAT and other taxes directly based on the volume of sales. The regional statistics on entrepreneurial activity cover almost all industries. The statistical units chosen are establishments that have been operating for more than six months and have employed more than half a person or whose turnover has exceeded the statistical limit defined annually. The regional statistics on entrepreneurial activity cover almost all industries. The statistical units chosen are establishments that have been operating for more than six months and have employed more than half a person or whose turnover has exceeded the statistical limit defined annually. Turnover data are not available for crop production, animal and game production (TOL 01) and financial and insurance activities (TOL K). The data are published with a 12-month delay from the end of the statistical reference year.
Export turnover (index 2015=100)
Export turnover of all industries, original series. Exports are calculated as the difference between total turnover and domestic sales, in which case they consist of non-taxable turnover, intra-EU exports and extra-EU exports. Exports do not include VAT. The annual data on exports are compiled from the Tax Administration's periodic tax data.
R&D expenditure and number of R&D personnel in Northern Ostrobothnia
Research and development expenditure includes salary expenditure, purchased services, other operating expenditure, and investment and procurement expenditure. Research and development activities refer to systematic activities to increase knowledge and the use of knowledge to find new applications. The criterion is that the aim of the activity is something fundamentally new. Research and development activities include basic research, applied research and development (which fulfils the above-mentioned criteria).
Patent applications filed with the PRH
The county is determined by the place of residence or address given by the applicant named first in the application. A patent is an exclusive right on the basis of which you can deny others the professional exploitation of your invention. Exploitation refers to, for example, manufacture, sale, use and import.
Funding for BusinessFinland
The data are in accordance with the place where the research and development work was carried out and are based on the situation at the time of the publication, so, for example, mergers and acquisitions made after the publication period are not reflected in the data.
EU RDI funding repatriated through Horizon Europe
The Horizon Europe National Liaison Office in Business Finland (EUTI), the EU's research and innovation programmes, monitors the participation of Finns in the EU's framework programmes for research and innovation. The office produces twice a year a concise overview of how Finland's participation and success in the application rounds look in the light of the figures.
Monitoring of RDI funding by ÄES priority:
• Renewing and skilled Finland 2021-2027 funding
• EU RDI funding repatriated through Horizon Europe
• Funding for BusinessFinland
