40% enterprises use Internet of Things

Forty per cent of enterprises use devices or systems that can be controlled or managed through the Internet (the Internet of Things), according to the Statistics Finland.

The use of the Internet of Things in large enterprises has already grown to 52 per cent of enterprises.

The Internet of Things is most commonly used for monitoring the safety of business premises, in 31 per cent of enterprises.

Altogether 34 per cent of the smallest enterprises with 10 to 19 employees and 52 per cent of the biggest enterprises with at least 100 employees use the Internet of Things (IoT).

By industry, the IoT is used quite evenly, in most industries between 40 and 48 per cent of enterprises. The IoT is used less often than in others in construction (27%) and professional, scientific, and technical activities (32%).

Of the inquired IoT use purposes, enterprises used it most commonly for monitoring the safety of business premises (31%) and in logistics (14%).

The Internet of Things was also relatively often used in condition-based maintenance (12%), energy consumption management (12%) and the production process (10%). In connection with customer service, the IoT was used by six per cent of enterprises.

These data were collected with an inquiry in spring 2020 and they apply to enterprises with at least ten employees.