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What are the rules for electric scooters in Sweden?

Speed, motor power, helmet, where you may ride and what is banned.

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Short answer

In Sweden an electric scooter is treated as a bicycle if it goes at most 20 km/h and has a motor of at most 250 watts. Riders under 15 must wear a helmet, and riding on pavements or carrying a passenger is not allowed, according to the Swedish Transport Agency and the Swedish Police.

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Why

  1. According to the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), an e-scooter may have a top speed of at most 20 km/h and a motor of at most 250 watts continuous power.
  2. The Swedish Transport Agency says riders younger than 15 must wear a helmet and that you should not ride on pavements or footways.
  3. According to the Swedish Police, it is forbidden to carry a passenger on an electric scooter, and scooters belong on a cycle path or the road verge, not on pavements.

Details

Like other bicycles, e-scooters should use the cycle path first, and parking on a footway or cycle path is not allowed unless there is a marked space. A scooter that goes faster or has a stronger motor is not a bicycle in law and may not be used in public traffic. For the same question about ordinary bikes, see whether you can cycle on the pavement, and for rental see bike and scooter rental in Stockholm.

Tip

Check the top speed and motor power of a privately owned scooter before riding it on public roads, because the government notes that many privately owned electric single-person vehicles are built for a higher top speed than 20 km/h.

What may differ

Rented scooters add the companies' own conditions, for example a minimum age of 18 at Voi, and the Swedish Transport Agency is reviewing the e-scooter rules, so details may change.

Common misconception

Sweden has no real rules for electric scooters.

What actually happens

Scooters within the limits are treated as bicycles, with a helmet rule for riders under 15 and a ban on riding on pavements, according to the Swedish Transport Agency. Faster scooters may not be used in public traffic at all.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Rules can change, so check the Swedish Transport Agency before you travel.

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