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Table 3. Co-operation in innovation activity by significance of co-operating partner, 2004-2006, share of enterprises with innovation activity

	Importance of co-operation partner
	High	Medium	Low	No co- operation
	%	%	%	%
All enterprises
Other enterprises within own enterprise group 1)	23,4	19,3	12,7	44,6
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software	11,4	22,9	16,2	49,5
Clients or customers	16,4	23,8	12,4	47,4
Competitors or other enterprises in your sector	2,4	12,4	20,8	64,4
Consultans, commercial labs or private R&D institutes	3,0	11,8	22,3	62,9
Universities or other higher education institutions	4,3	13,2	18,5	64,0
Government or public research institutes	3,3	8,1	16,4	72,1
Manufacturing 2)
Other enterprises within own enterprise group	22,5	22,3	15,8	39,4
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software	11,7	26,2	16,8	45,3
Clients or customers	17,8	24,0	14,3	43,9
Competitors or other enterprises in your sector	2,2	11,4	23,8	62,6
Consultans, commercial labs or private R&D institutes	3,2	14,2	23,5	59,1
Universities or other higher education institutions	5,5	17,0	18,9	58,7
Government or public research institutes	3,3	9,7	18,1	69,0
Services
Other enterprises within own enterprise group	24,3	16,1	9,5	50,2
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software	11,1	18,7	15,5	54,7
Clients or customers	14,7	23,6	10,0	51,7
Competitors or other enterprises in your sector	2,7	13,6	17,0	66,6
Consultans, commercial labs or private R&D institutes	2,7	8,7	20,9	67,7
Universities or other higher education institutions	2,9	8,5	18,0	70,6
Government or public research institutes	3,4	6,1	14,4	76,1

1) Enterprise groups and enterprises belonging to the group (also in manufacturing and in services).
2) Including mining and quarrying, electricity, gas and water supply.

Source: Innovation 2006, Statistics Finland

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Updated 14.2.2008