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New E-Scooter Law to Fine Parents of Underage Riders

Summary by Helsinki Times
Finland’s updated micro-mobility law will take effect on Tuesday, introducing tighter rules for electric scooter use, including an age limit and fines for parents if children break the rules. From 18 June, anyone riding an electric scooter capable of speeds over 15 km/h must be at least 15 years old. The rule applies to both privately owned and rented scooters. If police stop a rider under the age limit, their parent or guardian can receive a tr…

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The use of electric scooters will be restricted by a new micro-transport law, which the President of the Republic will confirm today. The law is scheduled to come into force on Tuesday next week.

·Finland
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It will no longer be possible to say that the rules are not clear for electric scooter drivers, as the MRC of La Haute-Côte-Nord will install a package of signs throughout the territory to inform young people about the regulations. After having themselves found the tepidity of young electric scooter drivers in their respective municipalities, the MRC mayors consulted each other and a regulatory awareness project using information panels was born…

·Sept-Iles, Canada
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Finland to ban children under 15 from riding electric scootersA micromobility law comes into force in Finland, banning children under 15 from riding electric scooters. Rules on drunk driving and rental regulations have also been tightened.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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Yle writes about this. The changes provide that for all light electric vehicles, the maximum speed of which exceeds 15 km/h, an age threshold of 15 years is set. This also applies to rented electric scooters.If the police stop a minor driver, his parents may be fined for violating traffic rules. The amount of the fine is increased from 40 to 60 euros.If 0.5 ppm of alcohol or other narcotic substances is found in the blood of the driver of the el…

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Starting next week, children will be banned from riding electric scooters in Finland. When a rider under the age of 15 is caught, the parents or the rental company will pay.

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yle broke the news in Finland on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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