Government R&D appropriations by socio-economic objective in 2005 and 2006
| Socio-economic objective | € million | Change 2005-2006 | |||
| 2005 | 2006 | € million | Nom. % | Real % | |
| Agricultural production and technology | 93.5 | 97.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.9 |
| Industrial production and technology | 421.0 | 452.3 | 31.2 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| Production, distribution and rational utilization of energy | 70.5 | 77.0 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 6.6 |
| Defence | 53.4 | 47.2 | -6.2 | -11.6 | -13.8 |
| Exploration and exploitation of the earth | 16.4 | 20.8 | 4.4 | 26.6 | 23.5 |
| Social structures and relationships | 253.0 | 257.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| Transport and telecommunication | 23.9 | 25.1 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Infrastructure and general planning of land-use | 7.8 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Control and care of the environment | 29.3 | 27.3 | -2.0 | -6.8 | -9.1 |
| Working conditions | 22.8 | 20.8 | -2.1 | -9.2 | -11.4 |
| Protection and improvement of human health | 93.6 | 104.3 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 8.7 |
| Social security systems | 6.3 | 5.7 | -0.5 | -8.3 | -10.5 |
| Education | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| Cultural activities | 18.1 | 12.9 | -5.2 | -28.8 | -30.5 |
| International relationships | 8.7 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 11.1 |
| Other social objectives | 39.7 | 40.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| General advancement of knowledge | 659.2 | 699.1 | 39.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| General university funds (GUF) | 416.7 | 427.5 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Non-oriented research | 242.6 | 271.6 | 29.1 | 12.0 | 9.2 |
| Exploration and exploitation of space | 29.7 | 28.9 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -5.1 |
| TOTAL | 1,596.7 | 1,680.0 | 83.3 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
Last updated 8.2.2006
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Government R&D funding in the state budget [e-publication].
ISSN=2489-3250. 2006,
Government R&D appropriations by socio-economic objective in 2005 and 2006
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 30.10.2025].
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