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Table 38. Prevalence of organisational innovations by industry, 2006–2008, share of enterprises

Industry Organisational innovations New business practices New methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making New methods of organising external relations
% % % %
Mining and quarrying 11,4 7,1 8,5 5,7
Food products and beverages 28,1 19,5 19,6 11,5
Textiles 21,9 14,0 15,7 3,3
Wearing apparel 12,9 10,7 10,7 6,0
Leather and related products 13,2 5,5 7,7 0,0
Wood, products of wood, and cork 10,1 9,2 7,3 4,2
Paper and paper products 28,7 17,7 21,1 13,3
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 21,6 10,0 14,3 8,8
Chemicals and chemical products 37,6 19,2 29,5 16,7
Rubber and plastic products 31,4 27,9 21,3 15,0
Other non-metallic mineral products 10,6 7,6 4,7 4,7
Basic metals 28,6 24,5 18,9 11,8
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 19,7 15,1 12,6 8,1
Computer, electronic and optical products 40,7 34,8 34,7 17,8
Electrical equipment 35,1 25,2 28,9 12,8
Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 28,7 23,5 21,5 11,2
Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 17,7 15,9 14,1 8,7
Other transport equipment 23,5 18,7 13,3 11,5
Furniture 16,0 16,0 9,4 5,3
Other manufacturing 25,4 11,7 17,0 13,5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 10,7 10,7 9,9 3,5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 23,6 16,1 14,4 10,1
Water collection, treatment and supply 22,2 16,6 13,9 13,9
Sewerage, waste treatment 10,6 4,8 9,6 7,7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30,0 21,6 19,6 9,1
Transportation and storage 14,9 12,2 12,2 6,9
Postal and courier activities 6,2 3,7 6,2 6,2
Publishing activities 25,5 19,3 21,2 14,6
Telecommunications 45,0 34,1 32,0 30,7
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 48,7 33,8 39,1 12,6
Information service activities 53,0 46,3 39,6 24,2
Financial service activities 28,2 17,7 22,9 5,0
Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding 30,0 24,6 25,3 16,6
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 30,6 30,6 22,3 8,3
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 27,0 19,0 20,2 12,4
All NACE - Total 24,7 18,4 18,0 9,6
Manufacturing, total 22,3 16,8 15,8 9,3
Services, total 27,1 20,0 20,3 9,8

Source: Innovation 2008, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Mervi Niemi (09) 1734 3263, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

Updated 10.6.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Innovation [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-4399. 2008, Table 38. Prevalence of organisational innovations by industry, 2006–2008, share of enterprises . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.10.2025].
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