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2. Domestic patent applications by region in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006

Region	Year
	2000	2002	2004	2006
Regions Total	2575	2156	2010	1813
Uusimaa	928	744	726	662
Itä-Uusimaa	39	39	20	14
Varsinais-Suomi	223	172	138	137
Satakunta	70	75	60	46
Kanta-Häme	52	58	38	39
PIrkanmaa	344	302	264	174
Päijät-Häme	80	72	62	68
Kymenlaakso	50	44	29	42
South Karelia	23	27	44	31
Etelä-Savo	60	38	34	35
Pohjois-Savo	71	75	85	77
North Karelia	46	29	33	49
Central Finland	180	147	154	154
South Ostrobothnia	30	30	30	24
Ostrobothnia	41	46	59	47
Central Ostrobothnia	12	7	3	8
North Ostrobothnia	200	144	128	110
Kainuu	34	13	16	12
Lappi	41	26	24	12
Åland	5	.	7	5
Unknown / Foreign countries	56	75	67	70

Source: Patenting 2006. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.10.2007