Accessibility statement for the website of the Ministry of Justice, oikeusministerio.fi
The Act on the Provision of Digital Services applies to the website of the Ministry of Justice. Under the Act, public online services must be accessible, which means that everyone must have equal access to them.
This accessibility statement concerns the website Oikeusministerio.fi. This statement describes the website accessibility status and the identified accessibility issues on the website, and provides information on how you can give us feedback on the accessibility of the service.
Accessibility status
The accessibility of this digital service was assessed by an external expert in October 2023. According to the assessment, the website largely conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criteria as required by the Act. We have improved the accessibility of the website in areas identified in the assessment. We take accessibility into account when producing content and developing the website. In addition, accessibility is assessed through regular audits.
If the material you need is not accessible, please contact us by writing an email to saavutettavuus.om(at)gov.fi. We will supply the material you need in an accessible form.
Non-accessible content and functionalities
Headings
The order of page heading levels in the HTML code is partly incorrect. A page’s HTML code may contain extra heading levels with no text. These levels appear as empty headings for screen readers (software that assist persons who are blind or visually impaired with reading). On some websites, headings are marked in bold font only. (WCAG 1.3.1)
Text alternatives and images of text
Alternative texts for decorative images on websites (so called ALT texts) may contain a space instead of being empty altogether. (WCAG 1.1.1)
Contrast
There are links on the website that are not underlined. The contrast between links and body text is not sufficient in these cases. (WCAG 1.4.1, 3.2.4)
Blogs
Keywords in blogs have not been clearly titled for those using a screen reader. (WCAG 1.4.1, 3.2.3)
Language selection
The language selection is not programmatically determined in press releases, news articles, columns, and blogs if the language is selected using the language menu attached to the text. (WCAG 3.2.3, 3.2.4)
The languages of links on some Swedish-language publications and reports in different languages are not programmatically determined. (WCAG 3.1.2)
Accessibility issues in PDF documents
The website contains PDF documents published after 23 September 2018 that do not meet the following accessibility requirements:
- PDF documents may include images and diagrams that are missing text alternatives. (WCAG 1.1.1)
- Some PDF documents do not have a programmatically determined structure, in which case the screen reader cannot identify the elements or reading order of the document. (WCAG 1.3.1)
- There may be accessibility issues in the headings, language definitions and metadata of some PDF documents. (WCAG 2.4.2)
- PDF documents may have layout issues that hamper screen reader use, such as unnecessary line breaks and headings with no heading levels. (WCAG 1.3.1)
- Table structures in some PDF documents have issues that hamper screen reader use; for example, table structures are used for text layout, there are no programmatically determined column headings, and similar data have been divided into several tables. (WCAG 1.3.1)
- There are no links to the footnotes in the text of some PDF documents, and interpreting them is difficult when using a screen reader. (WCAG 1.3.1)
Navigating the website
The website has some pages that make it difficult for the user to understand their location on the site. Such pages include press releases and news reports. (WCAG 3.2.3.)
When navigating the website with a keyboard, the focus indicator seems to disappear on the Current issues page and in the project search. The focus indicator proceeds to the next section as normal. (WCAG 2.4.7)
Content imported from other systems
The online service includes content imported from other systems. Any accessibility issues of these contents are due to the original system.
Decisions
The website publishes PDF documents imported from the Government’s electronic decision support system. Some documents may lack text alternatives, headings, and language specifications and their structures may be deficient. The accessibility issues hamper the use of these files with assistive devices.
Publications
The website contains links to publications in PDF format that are located in the Institutional Repository for the Government (Valto).
Separate accessibility statements have been prepared for the publications and the Institutional Repository for the Government, describing any accessibility issues they may have.
Project information
Project information is displayed from a separate system. Some of these functions have accessibility issues that hamper screen reader use and keyboard browsing. Such functions include reloading a page when switching from one tab to another, the scalability of project information on larger font size, modal windows on pages displaying information on individual projects, and structures that are not programmatically determined. There are also deficiencies in the project search and the calendar. (WCAG 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4.3., 1.4.10., 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.7, 4.1.2)
Among the project information, there are PDF documents that have been produced in other systems, such as in the case management system. These documents may have some accessibility issues, such as deficient structures and attributes and missing text alternatives. These issues hamper the use of assistive technologies.
Content not covered by the applicable legislation
The website has content that is not subject to the requirements of the legislation. Such content includes
- files published before 23 September 2018
- video or audio recordings published before 23 September 2020
Social media contents
Accessibility requirements are taken into account in the content of social media channels maintained by the Prime Minister's Office, based on the possibilities offered by each channel. The visual and audiovisual material produced before 23 September 2020 includes some content that does not meet the accessibility requirements, for example, when it comes to text alternatives and subtitles.
Accessibility feedback
We are happy to receive comments and suggestions for improvements on the accessibility of the website. You can send your feedback by email to saavutettavuus.om(at)gov.fi. Please specify which page your feedback concerns (web address) and describe the problem as precisely as possible.
Supervisory authority
If you notice any accessibility issues on the website, you should first send feedback on this to the site administrator. Note that it may take up to 14 days for a reply to be sent to you. If you are not satisfied with the response, or if you do not receive any response within two weeks, you may report this to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. More detailed information on how to submit your report and how the matter will be handled is available on the Agency’s website.
Contact details of the supervisory authority
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. +358 295 016 000 (switchboard)
This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020 and was updated 13 March 2024.