Accessibility statement for the Syke.fi web service

This statement applies to the Syke.fi website maintained by the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke). The statement describes how well the website meets accessibility requirements and any justifications for deviations. At the end, you will find contact information for accessibility matters.

Prepared on 31 January 2025
Last reviewed on 36 June 2025

Accessibility status

The Finnish Environment Institute has assessed the accessibility of the website together with the system provider and an external consultant. The website partially meets the requirements of the Finnish Act on the Provision of Digital Services 306/2019.

Non-accessible content 

Implementation of the user interface

  • The attention banner takes up too much screen space if the text is enlarged to 200% in a mobile browser.

Technical implementation

  • Some of the ARIA label texts on the website have not been translated into Finnish or Swedish and are in English. This may make it more difficult for screen reader users to navigate and understand the content.

Disproportionate burden

  • Some PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files published after 23 September 2018 are not accessible.
  • The menu for sorting search results (most relevant, latest) is available with a screen reader, but the function does not convey enough information about its purpose. The correction requires changes to a third-party product. Currently, this is not possible.
  • The embedded newsletter subscription form on the website has a field that is not marked as mandatory in the user interface. The correction requires changes to a third-party implementation. 

Feedback and contact information

Have you noticed an accessibility deficiency on our website? Please let us know so we can try to correct the situation. If you want information or services on the website in an alternative format, please contact us. You can contact us either via the feedback form or by email. 

Enforcement procedure

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, or do not receive a response at all within two weeks, you can provide feedback to Traficom. The Traficom website www.webaccessibility.fi provides information on how to file a complaint and how the matter will be handled. 

Contact information for the supervisory authority:

Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Digital Accessibility Supervision Unit
www.webaccessibility.fi
Email: saavutettavuus@traficom.fi
Telephone: switchboard 029 534 5000 

Published 31.1.2025 / Updated 30.6.2025