Like many of the other people to reply, I can only say that here in Helsinki the local council operates a scheme which is very very popular. It costs €30 for a

Like many of the other people to reply, I can only say that here in Helsinki the local council operates a scheme which is very very popular. It costs €30 for a "season", and that gives you 30-minutes free ride from the bicycles you'll find all over the place in their stands. You can pay a small fee to get more time, or you can do what most people do which is to ride to a stand, and swap your bike for another. The only problem with the scheme is that it only runs around the summer, but I guess fewer people are interested in cycling in the snow/ice-heavy part of the year. More details here: https://kaupunkipyorat.hsl.fi/en/helsinki/products https://kaupunkipyorat.hsl.fi/en/helsinki/products