A significant portion of people in Finland considered electric scooters problematic, according to a survey commissioned by Pohjola Insurance (OP).
The survey result showed that 73 per cent of people in Finland believed the top speed of electric scooters is too high, 63 per cent found there are too many scooters, and 53 per cent said they've been inconvenienced by parked scooters, said OP in a press release on Thursday.
There is a notable difference in the responses concerning experiences of hazardous situations related to electric scooters.
"Hazardous situations arise when people fail to obey traffic rules or adjust their driving speed and manner to prevailing weather conditions and other circumstances," said Kristian Hiljander, Head of Motor Insurance of Pohjola Insurance.
Six per cent of the respondents said they had experienced a near miss situation when riding an electric scooter, while as many as 29 per cent said they had been in a near miss situation with an electric scooter ridden by another person.
"The top speed of rental scooters is 20 kilometres per hour. It's understandable that at such speeds, it is more difficult to steer the scooter among pedestrians, and that near miss situations become frequent. A collision at 20 kilometres per hour with a pedestrian is like an adult sing at full speed and bumping into you," said Hiljander.
The response percentages have remained much the same compared to autumn 2023, when Pohjola Insurance last conducted a survey about the topic.
The online survey conducted in September 2025 was answered by 1,042 people in Finland, who were over the age of 18 at the time.
The survey was conducted for OP Financial Group by Taloustutkimus. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points for the entire respondent group.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
