The interest in the rental looks different in the municipalities of Södertörn according to the fire service. Hillevi Enström, associate director at the Södertörn Fire Defense Federation, recently visited Huddinge and there is great interest. But in Södertälje, life jackets remain on their hangers.

- We do not know why it looks so different, but it may be because we have not reached out with the information in Södertälje, says Hillevi Engström, associate director at the Södertörn Fire Defense Association.

Can prevent half of the deaths

Last year, almost half of those who drowned in recreational boat-related accidents could have survived if they had been wearing a life jacket according to the Swedish Transport Agency and the Swedish Life Saving Society's annual analysis. One reason is that you gain time if you wear a life jacket.

- The life jacket is not a vaccine against drowning, but every year you find a person in a marina, for example, where you could have called for help, and probably got it, if you had a vest, says Mikael Olausson, area manager for security at the Swedish Lifeguard Society.