Electric Scooters

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Many Stockholm residents and visitors hire or buy an e-scooter. Electric scooter riders have to comply with the same traffic rules as cyclists. Nor may electric scooters be parked or ridden on footways.

Illegally parked electric scooter?

As a rule, you should report an illegally parked e-scooter to the company that owns it. The contact details are normally provided on the vehicle. You can also submit a report using the City’s “Tyck till” feedback app.

E-scooters are classed as bicycles if they have a maximum speed of 20 km/h and an engine of no more than 250 watts. They are a one-person vehicle and may only be used by one person at a time.

Vehicle regulations for electric scooters, Swedish Transport Agency website

Regulations when riding electric scooters

Electric scooter riders are obliged to know the applicable traffic rules. If you hire an e-scooter, it is also a good idea to know the scooter company’s own terms and conditions.

As a rule, e-scooters should be ridden on cycleways and riders should comply with the same traffic rules as cyclists. They may not be ridden on footways. These are the same rules as for regular bicycles and other electric vehicles in the bicycle vehicle class. It is the responsibility of the police to manage the traffic and ensure that traffic rules are complied with.

Traffic rules for cyclists, Swedish Transport Agency website

Speed limits

In some places in the city, for example summer and winter spaces, the speed of a hired e-scooter is automatically restricted to walking speed.

Summer spaces

Park your electric scooter correctly

As a rule, e-scooters must be parked in specially designated bays. The City has the right to remove e-scooters that are left on footways or that are a hazard to other road users.

In Stockholm, there are approximately 700 dedicated parking bays for e-scooters. Parking e-scooters in one of the City’s regular cycle racks is also permitted.

Bicycle parking facilities

Places where you cannot leave rented electric scooters

In some places in the inner city, it is prohibited to leave rented electric scooters once a ride has ended. Parking bans for electric scooters apply along all the City’s quaysides and in the following places:

  1. Hornsbergs strand and Kristinebergs strandpark
  2. Rålambshovsparken
  3. Stockholms stadshus, the courtyard and park
  4. Odenplan
  5. Sergelstorg, lower level
  6. Kungsträdgården
  7. Södra Blasieholmshamnen, outside the Grand Hotel
  8. Helgeandsholmen (except along Norrbro)
  9. Gamla stan (except along Munkbroleden and Skeppsbron)
  10. Medborgarplatsen
  11. Drakenbergsparken and Tantolunden
  12. Masthamnen Cruise Terminal
  13. Grev Turegatan, from Birger Jarlsgatan to Humlegårdsgatan

Map of places where it is prohibited to leave a rented e-scooter (png)

Individual companies may have their own restrictions on where their e-scooters can be parked.

Reporting an illegally parked rented electric scooter

Individual companies may have their own restrictions on where their e-scooters can be parked.

Report an issue to the owner

As a rule, you should report an illegally parked e-scooter to the company that owns it. This will enable the company to receive the information as quickly as possible. Contact details are normally provided on the vehicle and on the websites of the respective companies.

Report an issue using the “Tyck till” feedback app

You can also report illegally parked e-scooters via the City’s “Tyck till” feedback app. We will forward the report to the company that owns the electric scooter.

  1. Select feedback type Issue Report
  2. Select subject Electric Scooter
  3. Select the location on the map and ensure that the location is correct
  4. Describe the issue, starting with the company that owns the e-scooter
  5. Attach a photo showing the illegally parked e-scooter

Download the ”Tyck till” feedback

E-scooter rental companies

In all, there are up to 12,000 electric scooters for hire in the city. The number of active rental companies varies.

As e-scooters are hired out in public places, the companies must have a permit from the Swedish Police Authority. The police can choose to revoke permits from companies that do not comply with the applicable conditions. Companies pay a fee to the City of Stockholm for the e-scooters that are hired out on City property.

The City also maintains an ongoing dialogue with the companies about their operations. This can concern, for example, how to park e-scooters correctly.

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