Electric scooter injuries drop in Helsinki due to stricter regulations

Hus, a healthcare provider in Helsinki, Finland, reported a 31 percent decrease in injuries related to electric scooters between January and August 2026 compared to the previous year.

The data shows that fewer patients arrived at the Meilahden and Malmin emergency centers with scooter-related injuries. The number of intoxicated patients among those injured also fell from 17 percent in the previous year to 11 percent during the same period in 2026.

The statistics only include patients over 16 years old and do not distinguish between personal and rented scooters. Hus attributes the improvement in safety to speed and area restrictions introduced in 2021, such as lowering the maximum night speed to 15 kilometers per hour. These measures have made the activity safer than the previous decade, which saw several fatal accidents.

While the total number of trips on rented scooters has decreased this year, the reduction in injuries has outpaced the decline in travel.