City bike season starts in Espoo and Helsinki

Last year, the maximum ride time was extended to 60 minutes in Helsinki and Espoo. Due to the positive feedback, the same extended ride time applies this year.

All city bike passes include an unlimited number of 60-minute rides during their period of validity. If you use a bike for more than 60 minutes at a time in Espoo or Helsinki, an additional fee of EUR 1.00 will be charged for every 30 minutes. The maximum time of use is five hours. After five hours, a late fee of EUR 80 will be charged in addition to the extra charges.

Passes for the Espoo and Helsinki city bike season are already available at hsl.fi/en/citybikes(external link, opens in a new window). A pass for the entire season (7 months) costs EUR 35. As of 1 April, you can also buy a pass for a shorter period, i.e. a day (EUR 5) or a week (EUR 10). An auto-renewing monthly subscription (EUR 10 / 30 days) is also available in Espoo and Helsinki. Existing auto-renewing subscriptions will be renewed automatically on 1 April.

You can now pay for your city bike season pass in Helsinki and Espoo using Epassi. If you have received a commuting benefit from your employer, you can use it to pay for your season pass. You can find more detailed instructions on the Epassi website(external link, opens in a new window).

The city bike network comprises nearly 4,600 bikes in Helsinki and Espoo. There are 347 bike stations in Helsinki and 109 in Espoo. Please note that, due to weather conditions, they may not all be available on 1 April, but they will become available as soon as possible.

This year, some city bike stations are unfortunately located within construction sites, but they will be replaced by new locations.

You can find all available stations in the HSL Journey Planner(external link, opens in a new window). If you enable location services on your device, the Journey Planner will show the nearest city bike stations, the number of bikes available, and routes. Also make sure that you have selected city bikes in your settings. In addition to the HSL website, you can find the Journey Planner on the HSL app.

This year, the city bike system is celebrating an anniversary, as this is the tenth year that city bikes are seen on the streets of Helsinki. In Espoo, city bike stations were first piloted a year later, eight years ago, and the system was introduced on a wider scale the following year. Read more about the anniversary season and the history of city bikes(external link, opens in a new window).

• You can contact city bike customer service by phone at +358 9 42578810 or by sending an email to contact@citybikefinland.fi. The telephone service is open Mon–Fri 7:00–19:00 and Sat–Sun 9:00–17:00.
• Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd(external link, opens in a new window) in Helsinki and the City of Espoo’s Urban Environment Sector in Espoo are responsible for the service.
• The service is provided by CityBike Finland(external link, opens in a new window).
• Helsinki Region Transport (HSL)(external link, opens in a new window) is responsible for digital services, marketing and customer relations. Clear Channel Suomi Oy(external link, opens in a new window) is responsible for advertising spaces and partnerships.