Innovation is when enterprises introduce new or improved goods or services, introduce new or improved processes, or have any type of research and development activity.

The data is collected with biennial surveys and only includes enterprises with more than 10 employees.

Glossary:

• Innovation active enterprises are enterprises that introduced new or improved goods or services, had ongoing innovation or abandoned innovation activities by the end of the period, or introducing new or improved processes, or have any type of research and development activity.
• Product innovation involve significant changes in the capabilities of goods or services. Both entirely new goods and services and significant improvements to existing products are included.
• Process innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved production or delivery method. This includes significant changes in techniques, equipment and/or software.
• Activity is based on the international statistical classification of economic activities NACE rev. 2. According to the Oslo-manual industries A, I and N are not suitable for international comparison.
• Expenditures include current and capital expenditures.
• Statistical population is the total number of enterprises included in the survey.
• Other institutions include universities, public research institutions, other public institutions etc.
• Public funding includes enterprises, that received any public funding. The funding sources are divided in two groups: National central government and Other public sources. Other public sources include municipalities, foreign sources, Horizon Europe etc. The funding can be used any aim or specifically for innovation, research and development.