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The EAA in Finland

Finland has written the European Accessibility Act into national law; its enforcing authority is named and operational, currently in a guidance and monitoring phase.

Transposing law
Laki eräiden tuotteiden esteettömyysvaatimuksista (102/2023)
Reported maximum
Discretionary fines and prohibitions; no fixed capConditional fines if a compliance order is ignored
Enforcing authority
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency)
Figure basis
Statutory

Penalties

What non-compliance can cost in Finland

The maximum reported penalty in Finland is Discretionary fines and prohibitions; no fixed cap — conditional fines if a compliance order is ignored. Penalties are set nationally under Article 30 of the directive, which requires them to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Finland has an established public-sector accessibility regime that the EAA extends to private services.

Cure period

Compliance order first; penalty fine on continued non-compliance.

Complaints & enforcement

How a complaint reaches a penalty in Finland

Supervision and complaints go through Traficom.

Scope

Who must comply

The obligations are the same EU-wide: any business placing covered products or providing covered services to consumers in Finland is in scope, including companies based outside the EU. Micro-enterprises are exempt for services only. See the full scope and exemptions on the overview.

Operating in Finland? Find out where you stand.

I run structured accessibility audits against EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.2 AA, mapped to the obligations that apply in your markets. Start with a conversation about your risk and readiness.

Sources

Figures for Finland are reproduced from the sourced references on the main briefing and verified June 2026. The transposing law is Laki eräiden tuotteiden esteettömyysvaatimuksista (102/2023); see the EU’s official national transposition measures for Directive (EU) 2019/882. Enforcement is evolving fast and sources conflict — this page is an educational summary, not legal advice.

Official source — Laki eräiden tuotteiden esteettömyysvaatimuksista (102/2023)