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Appendix table 6. Central government R&D funding by administrative sector in 2015 to 2021

Administrative sector 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1) 2021 1)
the Parliament of Finland 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9
Prime Minister's Office 6.1 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.6
Ministry for Foreign Affairs 15.2 9.9 7.4 7.9 6.1 5.5 4.2
Ministry of Justice 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.1
Ministry of the Interior 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Ministry of Defence 36.4 34.7 40.9 46.8 48.9 44.3 45.9
Ministry of Finance 6.9 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.1
Ministry of Education and Culture 1,089.9 1,112.3 1,123.3 1,163.0 1,205.9 1,337.8 1,298.9
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 94.9 72.1 71.3 54.8 55.8 58.4 69.5
Ministry of Transport and Communications 34.8 24.4 19.5 18.7 14.1 15.1 14.5
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 615.0 477.2 516.2 552.0 577.7 1,514.0 876.3
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 82.4 73.0 75.5 76.2 71.2 83.6 67.8
Ministry of the Environment 14.3 11.5 11.1 10.7 8.4 18.3 18.6
TOTAL 2,001.6 1,836.4 1,885.9 1,951.0 2,008.9 3,098.5 2,416.8
1) Data may become revised based on supplementary budgets.

Source: Government R&D funding in the state budget, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Heidi Pirkola 029 551 3246, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

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Updated 25.2.2021

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Government R&D funding in the state budget [e-publication].
ISSN=2489-3250. 2021, Appendix table 6. Central government R&D funding by administrative sector in 2015 to 2021 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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