Appendix table 17. Factors hampering innovation activities 2014-2016, importance of factors, share of enterprises with innovation activity
| Industry | High importance |
Medium importance |
Low importance |
Not important |
|
| % | % | % | % | ||
| All NACE - Total |
Lack of internal finance for innovation | 14.3 | 24.2 | 27.5 | 34.0 |
| Lack of credit or private equity | 6.7 | 14.2 | 29.2 | 49.9 | |
| Innovation costs too high | 12.2 | 33.1 | 27.5 | 27.3 | |
| Lack of skilled employees within the enterprise | 12.0 | 35.0 | 33.1 | 19.9 | |
| Lack of collaboration partners | 2.3 | 21.8 | 43.3 | 32.7 | |
| Difficulties in obtaining government grants or subsidies for innovation | 9.0 | 17.2 | 29.7 | 44.1 | |
| Uncertain market demand for the ideas for innovations | 8.6 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 32.3 | |
| Too much competition in the market | 9.4 | 30.4 | 32.3 | 27.9 | |
| Manufacturing | Lack of internal finance for innovation | 16.8 | 28.3 | 26.9 | 28.0 |
| Lack of credit or private equity | 6.7 | 16.2 | 35.2 | 41.8 | |
| Innovation costs too high | 14.3 | 33.9 | 30.5 | 21.3 | |
| Lack of skilled employees within the enterprise | 10.2 | 39.8 | 34.1 | 15.9 | |
| Lack of collaboration partners | 2.5 | 21.7 | 46.4 | 29.4 | |
| Difficulties in obtaining government grants or subsidies for innovation | 10.5 | 19.3 | 34.5 | 35.7 | |
| Uncertain market demand for the ideas for innovations | 10.0 | 30.3 | 32.6 | 27.1 | |
| Too much competition in the market | 11.8 | 31.3 | 33.0 | 23.8 | |
| Services | Lack of internal finance for innovation | 12.1 | 20.4 | 28.1 | 39.5 |
| Lack of credit or private equity | 6.6 | 12.4 | 23.7 | 57.3 | |
| Innovation costs too high | 10.2 | 32.3 | 24.7 | 32.8 | |
| Lack of skilled employees within the enterprise | 13.7 | 30.6 | 32.2 | 23.6 | |
| Lack of collaboration partners | 2.0 | 21.9 | 40.4 | 35.7 | |
| Difficulties in obtaining government grants or subsidies for innovation | 7.6 | 15.3 | 25.3 | 51.8 | |
| Uncertain market demand for the ideas for innovations | 7.4 | 26.9 | 28.7 | 37.1 | |
| Too much competition in the market | 7.1 | 29.6 | 31.7 | 31.6 | |
Source: Innovation 2016, Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Sami Saarikivi
Updated 12.4.2018
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