Innovation activity in enterprises in Sweden 2016-2018:
Stockholm, the region with highest average expenses for innovation activities
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2020-04-17 9.30
The latest report published concerning the community innovation survey includes a chapter on innovation activity within the different regions of Sweden. A summary of the results follows below.
Percentage of innovation active enterprises evenly distributed between regions
Småland med öarna noted the highest percentage of innovation active enterprises, 61 percent, followed by Stockholm, 59 percent. Mellersta Norrland noted the lowest percentage of innovation active enterprises, 47 percent.
Enterprises can receive public support from the government, support from the European Union, support from local or regional authorities, and support through EU programmes such as Horizon 2020, as well as tax deductions for R&D.
Among enterprises that conducted innovation activities, 9 percent reported that they had received financial support. In Övre Norrland, 13 percent of the enterprises that conducted innovation activity received financial support. Norrland, Mellansverige and Stockholm noted the lowest percentage of enterprises to receive financial support, 7 percent. The share of enterprises that received support was evenly distributed between regions.
Region | Percentage of enterprises to recieve financial support, total | KI, 95% |
---|---|---|
Stockholm | 7 | 1 |
Östra Mellansverige | 8 | 2 |
Småland med öarna | 10 | 3 |
Sydsverige | 10 | 2 |
Västsverige | 10 | 2 |
Norra Mellansverige | 7 | 3 |
Mellersta Norrland | 10 | 4 |
Övre Norrland | 13 | 5 |
Whole country | 9 | 1 |
Definitions and explanations
Regional statistics
According to the NUTS 2 classification, Sweden is divided into eight subdivisions.
Publication
Community innovation survey 2016-2018 (pdf)
A selection of tables is included in the appendix.
Statistical Database
More information is available in the Statistical Database
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