Accessibility statement

Seinäjoki Parish Accessibility Statement. Seinäjoki Parish strives to ensure digital accessibility for everyone on an equal basis. We are constantly improving the user experience and comply with the law on the provision of digital services (306/2019).

This accessibility statement concerns https://www.seinajoenseurakunta.fi and was prepared/updated on May 30, 2026.

Seinäjoki Parish aims to guarantee digital accessibility equally to everyone. We are continuously improving the user experience and comply with the law on the provision of digital services (306/2019).   

Assessment methods

The Seinäjoki Parish assesses the accessibility of this website using the following methods: 

• We have assessed the accessibility of the service ourselves.

The Website accessibility status

1. Fully meets the accessibility requirements. 
2. Partially meets the accessibility requirements. 
3. Does not meet the critical accessibility requirements. 

Non-accessible content on the website

Users may still encounter some issues on the site. The following is a description of known accessibility issues. If you notice a problem on the site that is not listed here, please contact us.

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons: 

1) The website does not yet fully comply with accessibility requirements

Image alternative text (alt text):

The alternative text may be missing from some images or the alternative text does not adequately describe the image’s content. We will fix the missing text as soon as possible.  
WCAG 1.1.1

Image text: 

Some diagrams/event advertisements/or images contain text, but the text is not available in an accessible format. We will add the text to the alt text or the page content as soon as possible.
WCAG 1.4.5

Tables: 

Our website may contain tables with incomplete header row labels. We will correct these issues as soon as possible.
WCAG 1.3.1

Broken links: 

Broken links may appear on our website; we will fix them as soon as possible. If you notice a broken link, please let us know.
WCAG 2.4.4

Ambiguously named links: 

Our website contains some links whose text does not adequately describe the link’s destination. We are currently editing these links to make them easier to understand.
WCAG 2.4.4

Missing heading tags: 

There are issues with the use of heading tags on our website. We will correct this as soon as possible.
WCAG 1.3.1, 2.4.6

Colour contrast:

The contrast between text and background/icons/visual elements does not comply with the WCAG standard in all instances. We will correct the colour contrast issues as soon as possible.
WCAG 1.4.3, 1.4.11

Documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel): 

Not all documents on our website are currently fully accessible. We will make the files accessible as soon as possible. If you notice any issues, please let us know. You can request the information contained in the documents using the contact information below.
WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 1.3.2

Videos: 

Our videos do not currently include captions or audio descriptions. Videos on the website will be captioned within two weeks of publication, with the exception of videos published before September 23, 2020, which are not covered by the law.
WCAG 1.2.2, 1.2.5

Audio recordings (such as podcasts and recordings):

Our audio recordings do not currently have alternative text. Text equivalents will be added to the audio recordings on the site within two weeks of publication.

Some parts of the website are not in line with the online service’s technical accessibility.

2) Not within the scope of applicable legislation

 Documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel): 

Some of our files published before September 23, 2018, are not covered by the law and may not be accessible. You can request the information contained in a file that is in a non-accessible format by using the contact information below.
(Act on the provision of digital services, Section 17)

Maps:

Some information on the website is presented using a map view. The guidance information presented via maps is provided on the website in an accessible text format. Maps not intended for navigation purposes are not subject to the legislation. (Act on the provision of digital services, Section 3)

Videos:

Our website contains videos published before September 23, 2020, that do not include captions or audio description. (Act on the provision of digital services, section 17)

Audio recordings:

Our website contains audio recordings published before September 23, 2020, that do not have a text equivalent. (Act on the provision of digital services, Section 17)

Archived web content:

The website contains web content that was archived before September 23, 2019, and is not within the scope of legislation.
(Act on the provision of digital services, section 17)