Web Accessibility Statement

The website is subject to the Finnish Act on the Provision of Digital Services. Under the Act, digital services within its scope must meet the applicable accessibility requirements.

The accessibility of the website has been assessed by an external accessibility specialist. Testing has been carried out on a range of devices using both manual and automated methods, including testing with keyboard navigation and screen readers.

Accessibility status of the digital service

The website partially complies with the applicable accessibility requirements. This accessibility statement is reviewed and updated regularly.

Non-accessible content

The website does not yet meet the applicable accessibility requirements in the following respects:

Perceivable

WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

• The text displayed against the red background in the top navigation does not have sufficient colour contrast.
• The grey date text displayed against the white background does not have sufficient colour contrast.

WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

• On some pages, heading elements are not used in a way that correctly reflects the semantic hierarchy of the content.

WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Colour (Level A)

• Colour is used as the sole means of indicating errors in form components used to search for journeys on the home page and several subpages.

WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text (Level AA)

• On smaller screens, some content overlaps adjacent components when the page is enlarged to 200%.

Operable

WCAG 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)

• The expanded language and market selector in the top navigation cannot be closed when using a keyboard.
• Main-menu options that open on hover cannot be opened when using a keyboard.

WCAG 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)

• Keyboard users cannot bypass repeated blocks of content, such as the main navigation and the left-hand navigation on subpages.

WCAG 2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)

• When the language and market selector is expanded in the top navigation, the keyboard focus does not move to the expanded content.
• The focus order within the main menu does not follow a logical and intuitive sequence for keyboard users.

WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)

• The information icon for Viking Line Club members does not have link text or an ARIA label that describes the purpose of the link.
• In the news section, both the link text and the associated image provide separate links to the same destination.
• In the traffic information and timetables sections, both the text and the associated icon provide separate links to the same destination.
• Links within the carousel do not have a sufficiently descriptive link text or accessible labels to identify their purpose.

Understandable

WCAG 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)

• Some select components on the Press Room page do not have descriptive labels.

WCAG 3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)

• When invalid information is entered into several fields in the journey search module, users are not provided with sufficient guidance on how to correct the errors.

Robust

WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

• Some interactive controls are incorrectly nested within other interactive controls.

Feedback and contact information

Have you encountered an accessibility issue with our digital services? If the issue is not addressed in this accessibility statement, please send us your feedback.

Supervisory authority

If you encounter an accessibility issue on this website, please contact us first. We will respond within 14 days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, or if you do not receive a response within two weeks, you may contact the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom.

Contact details for the supervisory authority

Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Digital Accessibility Supervision Unit
P.O. Box 320
FI-00059 TRAFICOM
Finland
Tel. +358 29 5345000 (switchboard)

https://www.traficom.fi/en/traficom/accessibility