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R&D personnel, total:
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Statistics Finland, research and development
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R&D personnel in the higher education sector by Year, Higher Education Institution, Occupation, Gender and Information

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R&D personnel in the higher education sector by Year, Higher Education Institution, Occupation, Gender and Information
 R&D personnel, total
2024 
HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR, TOTAL 
Total 
Total38,218
Females19,939
Researchers and R&D engineers (HC) 
Total29,372
Females15,017
Other R&D personnel (HC) 
Total8,846
Females4,922
UNIVERSITIES, TOTAL 
Total 
Total30,566
Females15,134
Researchers and R&D engineers (HC) 
Total24,215
Females11,947
Other R&D personnel (HC) 
Total6,351
Females3,187
University of Helsinki 
Total 
Total7,368
Females4,072
Researchers and R&D engineers (HC) 
Total5,441
Females2,969
Other R&D personnel (HC) 
Total1,927
Females1,103
Documentation of statistics .. not applicable Higher education sector's statistical method new in 2011. Universities time utilization coefficients updated in 2021.
The Tampere University of Technology and the University of Tampere were merged on 1 January 2019 into a foundation-based university called Tampere University.
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