Hundreds of moped riders join Helsinki protest for legal gatherings

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About 400 moped and motorcycle riders took part in a demonstration through Helsinki on Saturday, calling for legal moped gatherings and closer cooperation between riders and police.

The event followed a https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/29138-police-car-hits-moped-rider-in-tuusula-two-investigations-opened.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">police pursuit in Tuusula on 8 August in which a 15-year-old rider was forced off the road and injured.

The demonstration began in Tattarisuo in eastern Helsinki, where participants gathered before riding in a police-escorted convoy towards Kansalaistori in the city centre.