Leo's Lekland risks a million fine - answers about the shortcomings

In the application from the Swedish Consumer Agency, KO, it appears that Leo's Lekland is not considered to have done enough to remedy serious deficiencies in the safety of two of its facilities. Among other things, the deficiencies have been noticed during annual inspections.

"The omission has meant a risk of serious personal injury to visitors," reads the application.

In one of the cases, a payment machine overturned a small child at a play attraction. In another, the alarm was raised about an opening in a net that posed a fall risk for smaller children.

KO highlights that Leo's playground was also ordered to pay half a million kroner in 2024 after an accident in which a woman was seriously injured at the facility in Västerås. After that, measures were to be taken at all facilities, but more than a year later there were still deficiencies in Luleå.

In an email, Gabriel Bergqvist, marketing manager at Leo's Lekland, writes that they are aware of the cases that KO is writing about.

"The cases originate from the spring of 2025. The deficiencies that emerged are of course not in line with our standard and were immediately remedied in the same period. The Consumer Agency then closed the cases," he writes and continues:

"We have an ongoing and good dialogue with the Swedish Consumer Agency. Their role as a controlling authority is valuable and important for the entire industry."

Leo's playground is the Nordic region's largest playground chain with 27 facilities in Sweden alone.