A leaf blower (1) is disclosed comprising a housing (3) with an inlet (5) and an outlet (7), a fan (9) arranged in the housing (3), a motor (11) configured to drive the fan (9) to generate a flow of air from the inlet (5) to the outlet (7), and an air inlet screen (13) arranged at the inlet (5). The air inlet screen (13) is formed by a metal grid (15) delimiting openings (17), wherein the openings (17) constitute more than 70% of a surface area of the air inlet screen (13).
