Accessibility statement for equality.fi

The website is subject to the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (available in Finnish and Swedish). Under the Act, public online services must be accessible, which means that everyone must have equal access to them. 

This statement describes the identified shortcomings in the accessibility of this website and provides information on how you can give us feedback on the accessibility of the service.

Accessibility of the service

The website largely meets the A and AA requirements of the accessibility criteria required by the Act (WCAG 2.1) and has no critical shortcomings in its accessibility. The key shortcomings in the accessibility of the online service are described below.

Accessibility of the service is continuously assessed using various accessibility tools. 
Accessibility will be taken into account in the development of all new features. 

Content and functionalities that are not yet accessible

Shortcomings in text alternatives for images and diagrams

The content pages have some images of text for which no text alternatives have been defined.

Content not covered by the applicable legislation

  • The website has content that is not subject to the requirements of the legislation. Such content is
  • third-party content that is not produced, funded or supervised by the service provider itself
  • files published before 23 September 2018
  • live video or audio broadcasts that are not recorded for storage or publication
  • video or voice recordings published before 23 September 2020

Have you noticed any accessibility concerns?

We constantly strive to improve the accessibility of our online service. If you find any accessibility issues on the website that are not described in this statement, please let us know. We are also happy to receive other comments and suggestions for improvements to the accessibility of the website. 

Accessibility supervision

The Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland oversees the fulfilment of accessibility requirements. If you are not satisfied with our reply, or if you do not receive any response within two weeks, please send your feedback to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. Detailed information on how to file a complaint and how the matter will be handled is available on the Agency’s website.

Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland 
Saavutettavuuden valvonnan yksikkö (supervisory unit for accessibility) 
Accessibility requirements web service (available in Finnish and Swedish):
Saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi
[email protected] 
tel. (switchboard) +358 295 016 000