Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland
Finland: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies was 3 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland, 2001–2022
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3 patents for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in 2022.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland peaked at 25 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Finland ranks 27th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 patents | — |
| 2002 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2007 | 7 patents | +600.0% |
| 2008 | 3 patents | -57.1% |
| 2009 | 8 patents | +166.7% |
| 2010 | 4 patents | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 4 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 patents | +175.0% |
| 2013 | 7 patents | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 1 patents | -85.7% |
| 2015 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 9 patents | +125.0% |
| 2017 | 7 patents | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 14 patents | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 25 patents | +78.6% |
| 2020 | 16 patents | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 9 patents | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 3 patents | -66.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 3 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 patents, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Finland's 3 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +600.0% | 1 patents | 7 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 patents | 1 patents | 8 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6 patents | 1 patents | 25 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 patents | 3 patents | 16 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 27 Austria 3 patents compare
- 27 Hong Kong 3 patents compare
- 27 Luxembourg 3 patents compare
- 27 Portugal 3 patents compare
- 27 Switzerland 3 patents compare
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland?
- Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies in Finland was 3 patents in 2022, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 25 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Finland ranks 27th out of 64 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.