Accessibility statement

Freshabit LIFE IP online story maps

Metsähallitus aims to guarantee the accessibility of the Freshabit LIFE IP ArcGIS Online web sites in accordance with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019 (Finlex.fi). This accessibility statement applies to Freshabit LIFE IP ArcGIS Online web sites.

Accessibility status

Freshabit LIFE IP ArcGIS Online web sites partially meet the requirements of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) level 2.1 AA. Non-compliance and exceptions to the requirements are explained below

Non-accessible content

The content mentioned below cannot be accessed for the following reasons:

Failure to comply with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (306/2019)

  • Page heading levels in the main page and sub-pages may be overlapping due to features in the ArcGIS Online portal (WCAG 1.3.)
  • Active elements have been visually highlighted, but in web maps all active elements have not been highlighted in the script (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • The Skip to content link does not lead straight to the content but tells the page navigation first (WCAG 2.4.1)
  •   The page navigation is not consistently defined in the script (WCAG 1.3.1, 2.4.1).          

Content on our websites that is not covered by accessibility legislation

  • Embedded video recordings published before 23 September 2020 have no subtitles or descriptive interpretation (WCAG 2.1)
  • Visual elements in the maps have shortcomings in text matches and they cannot be accessed with a screen reader (WCAG 1.1.1)
  • All map elements cannot be accessed using a keyboard (WCAG 2.1.1).

Compilation of this accessibility statement

This statement was compiled on 13 September 2022. The report is based on a third-party (Eficode Oy) assessment of whether the website meets the requirements of Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019 (Finlex.fi).

The statement was last revised on 3 April 2023.

Feedback and contact details

We invite you to submit any accessibility-related feedback and improvement recommendations at luontopalvelut(a)metsa.fi. It may take up to 14 days to receive a reply.

Implementation

If you are not satisfied with the response given or you do not receive a reply within two weeks, please send your feedback to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland. 

Contact information for the supervisory authority

Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland Supervision Unit for Accessibility

saavutettavuus(at)avi.fi

Switchboard +358 (0)295 016 000