Number of clinical trials in Finland
Finland: Number of clinical trials was 51 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
In 2024, number of clinical trials in Finland stood at 51 trials.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Finland peaked at 74 trials in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2000.
That places Finland 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Finland, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 trials | — |
| 2001 | 1 trials | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 trials | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 2 trials | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 4 trials | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 11 trials | +175.0% |
| 2006 | 14 trials | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 31 trials | +121.4% |
| 2008 | 44 trials | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 53 trials | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 55 trials | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 64 trials | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 53 trials | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 48 trials | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 53 trials | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 58 trials | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 74 trials | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 66 trials | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 72 trials | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 70 trials | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 59 trials | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 63 trials | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 60 trials | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 61 trials | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 51 trials | -16.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 51 trials is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5 trials, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Finland's 51 trials is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5 trials, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +200.0% | 1 trials | 3 trials |
| 2005 | +175.0% | 4 trials | 11 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4 trials | 1 trials | 53 trials | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3 trials | 48 trials | 74 trials | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8 trials | 51 trials | 63 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Finland?
- Number of clinical trials in Finland was 51 trials in 2024, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 74 trials in 2016.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for number of clinical trials?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.