R&D personnel by sector
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R&D personnel by sector
| 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Enterprises | 19678 | 24243 | 29139 | 36406 | 37971 | 40089 | 40674 | 40802 | 41691 | 41005 | 41762 | 41262 |
| Public sector | 9089 | 8902 | 9666 | 10523 | 10300 | 10635 | 10715 | 10680 | 10323 | 9946 | 9441 | 9323 |
| Higher education | 13344 | 14721 | 16685 | 20036 | 21517 | 24049 | 25297 | 25793 | 27897 | 28556 | 28086 | 28890 |
| Total | 42111 | 47866 | 55490 | 66965 | 69788 | 74773 | 76687 | 77275 | 79911 | 79507 | 79289 | 79475 |
Source: Statistics Finland, Science and Technology
Statistics Table
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79,500 persons were employed in R&D activities in 2009. Over one half of the research personnel worked for business enterprises.
One third, 27,000, of all the R&D personnel were women. In the public and higher education sectors, women made up one half of the research personnel, in business enterprises only 21 per cent.
28.10.2010 Statistics Finland