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Transport and Communications Agency

Accessibility statement for Lightweight platform

Traficom aims to guarantee the accessibility of its digital services in accordance with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019.

This accessibility statement applies to the Vehicle Tax Calculator and the Transport of Dangerous Goods (VAK) search.

Accessibility status

The web service partially meets the Level AA requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. Non-compliances with the requirements are mentioned below.

Non-accessible content

The content mentioned below is not accessible for the following reasons: Non-compliance with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019

Visuals

  • Contrasts: Insufficient color contrasts have been used in the calculators' error messages. (WCAG 1.4.3)
  • Scalability: Not all content of the calculators scales properly on a screen that is 320 CSS pixels wide. (WCAG 1.4.10)
  • Visible focus: A few buttons in the VAK search lack a visible keyboard focus indicator. (WCAG 2.4.7)

Structure

  • Headings: All headings are marked at the h2 level, meaning the hierarchy of the pages is not conveyed to screen reader users. The heading of the substance page in the VAK search is not marked as a heading. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Tables: The tables in the Vehicle Tax Calculator are not programmatically marked as tables. The column headings of the tables on the VAK search substance pages are not correctly defined. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Lists: The list in the decommissioning profitability calculator is not programmatically marked as a list. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Notifications and feedback: Some notifications and feedback are not automatically read by a screen reader. (WCAG 4.1.3)
  • Tabs and accordions: There are deficiencies in the implementation of functionalities in the VAK search PDF preview frame in some browsers, which may make them difficult to use with a screen reader. (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 4.1.2)
  • Language definition: The programmatic language of the pages is defined as English, even though the pages are in Finnish. (WCAG 3.1.1)

Navigation

  • Keyboard navigation: There are several interactive elements in the VAK search that cannot be operated using a keyboard alone. (WCAG 2.1.1)
  • Page titles: Page titles are not descriptive or unique. (WCAG 2.4.2)
  • Page changes: The screen reader cannot always announce the name of the new page when the page changes. Focus occasionally remains on the last used area when the page changes. (WCAG 2.4.3, 4.1.3)
  • Embed name: The iFrame embed in the VAK search has not been given a descriptive name. (WCAG 2.4.2, 4.1.2)

Form elements

  • Form groups: A radio button group has not been programmatically marked as a group, and the heading of the group has not been bound to the group. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Mandatory fields: Information about mandatory fields is deficient. (WCAG 3.3.2)
  • Field-specific instructions: Instructions related to fields are provided only after the fields and have not been programmatically connected to the fields. (WCAG 1.3.2, 3.3.2)
  • Error messages: Detecting error messages and incorrect fields via a screen reader is challenging in places. Error messages are not automatically read via a screen reader. (WCAG 3.3.1, 4.1.3)

VAK search PDF files

  • Title: A document title has not always been defined in the document properties. (WCAG 2.4.2)
  • Headings: Not all text that looks like headings is marked as headings. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Lists: Not all lists are marked as lists. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Tables: Tables are occasionally used to present non-tabular data. The header cells and headings of the tables are not correctly marked. (WCAG 1.3.1)
  • Text alternatives for images: Text alternatives for images are deficient in many places. (WCAG 1.1.1)

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on June 12, 2025.
The statement was last updated on June 12, 2025.

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom is responsible for the accessibility of the Accessibility statement for Accessibility statement for Lightweight platform and the processing of feedback.

Enforcement procedure

If you notice accessibility problems on the website, first give feedback to the website administrator. It may take up to 14 days to receive a reply. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive or if you do not receive a response at all within two weeks, you can submit a complaint to the supervisory authority. The Accessibilityrequirements.fi website explains how to make a complaint and how the matter is handled.

Contact information of the supervisory authority

Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Digital Accessibility Supervisory Unit
www.accessibilityrequirements.fi
accessibility@traficom.fi
Telephone switchboard: 029 534 5000

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