EasySport – free activities for 3rd–6th graders

FunAction – free recreational sports for 13–17-year-olds

Nyt-liikunta – physical exercise for young adults aged 18–29

Regional exercise services

Guided exercise

Senior Shindig

Guided activities

Fitness testing

Liikuntaluuri telephone service

Personal fitness programmes and guidance at gyms

Physical activity counselling 

Special swimming card 

Volunteering in the Sports Services

Liikuntaluotsi exercise instructors

Support for physical activity

Liikuntahulinat sports sessions 

Perhehulinat – family sports sessions (self-guided)

Families

EcoCompass

Grants

Partners

Pricing

Reservation of sports facilities

General rules and regulations for outdoor recreation areas

Instructions for using the beaches

Rules and regulations for indoor and outdoor pools

Rules and regulations for indoor sports facilities

Rules and regulations for sports facilities

Regulations and instructions


<p>This accessibility statement applies to the website ‘Sports Helsinki’ of the City of Helsinki. The site address is https://liikunta.hel.fi/.</p>



<h2>The objective of the city</h2>



<p>As regards the accessibility of digital services, Helsinki aims to reach at least Level AA or above as set forth in the WCAG guidelines in so far as is reasonably practical.</p>



<h2>Compliance status</h2>



<p>This website meets the statutory critical accessibility requirements in accordance with Level AA of the WCAG v2.1 with the following deficiencies.</p>



<h2>Non-accessible content</h2>



<p>The content mentioned below does not yet meet all of the statutory accessibility requirements.</p>



<h3>Deficiencies found</h3>



<ul>
<li>Translations of the defincies will be added in June</li>
</ul>



<h3>Correcting deficiencies</h3>



<p>The aim is to correct the deficiencies found so that the site can be used with a keyboard and assistive technologies. The corrective measures require that the operational principle of the used publication system is changed and that affects all the sites using the same system. The aim is to make the correction as soon as possible during 2023.</p>



<h3>Obtaining information in an accessible form</h3>



<p>Due to these deficiencies, you can request the non-accessible content from the administrator of this website.&nbsp;</p>



<p>the Communications and Marketing Service of the City of Helsinki’s Culture and Leisure Division,</p>



<p>telephone exchange 09 310 1060</p>



<h2>Preparing an accessibility statement</h2>



<p>This statement was prepared on 18.4.2023 and was last updated on 25.5.2023.</p>



<h3>Assessment of accessibility</h3>



<p>The working instruction and procedures of the City of Helsinki were followed when evaluating the accessibility of the site, with the aim of ensuring that websites are accessible in all stages of the work process.</p>



<p>Accessibility was evaluated by means of an audit by a third-party expert as well as self-evaluation.</p>



<p>Accessibility was evaluated using a programmatic accessibility auditing tool as well as by manually reviewing the site and content. Programmatic evaluations were carried out using the Lighthouse review tool in Google Chrome browser, the axe browser extension by Deque Systems Inc. and the Siteimprove browser extension.</p>



<p>Defects reported by the evaluation tools were reviewed and, if necessary, corrected.</p>



<p>The third-party expert audit was carried out by Unicus Oy.</p>



<h3>Updating the accessibility statement</h3>



<p>When website technology or content changes, its accessibility must be ensured through constant monitoring and periodic checks. This statement will be updated in conjunction with website changes and accessibility evaluations.</p>



<h2>Feedback and contact information</h2>



<p>The entity responsible for site accessibility:</p>



<p>the Communications and Marketing Service of the City of Helsinki’s Culture and Leisure Division,</p>



<p>telephone exchange 09 310 1060</p>



<h3>Reporting non-accessible content</h3>



<p>If a user feels that accessibility requirements have not been met, they can report the issue by e-mail to <a href="mailto:helsinki.palaute@hel.fi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">helsinki.palaute@hel.fi</a> &nbsp;or through the feedback form at <a href="https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/participate/feedback" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/participate/feedback</a> .</p>



<h3>Requesting information in an accessible format</h3>



<p>If a user feels that content on a website is not available in an accessible format, they can request for this information by e-mail at <a href="mailto:helsinki.palaute@hel.fi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">helsinki.palaute@hel.fi</a> &nbsp;or through the feedback form at <a href="https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/participate/feedback" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/administration/participate/feedback</a> . The aim is to reply to the enquiry within a reasonable time frame.</p>



<h2>Legal protection of accessibility,<br>Enforcement procedure</h2>



<p>If a user feels that their report or enquiry has not received a response or that the response is unsatisfactory, they can report the issue to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland. The website of the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland explains in detail how the matter will be processed.</p>



<p>Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland<br>Accessibility monitoring unit<br><a href="http://www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.saavutettavuusvaatimukset.fi</a><br><a href="mailto:saavutettavuus@avi.fi" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">saavutettavuus@avi.fi</a><br>Telephone exchange +358 295 016&nbsp;000<br>Open: Mon-Fri at 8:00–16:15</p>



<h2>The City of Helsinki and accessibility</h2>



<p>The objective of the city of Helsinki is to be an accessible city to all. Helsinki aims to ensure that all residents are able to move about and act as effortlessly as possible and that all content and services are accessible to all.</p>



<p>The city promotes accessibility of digital services by streamlining publishing work and organising accessibility-related training for its staff.</p>



<p>The accessibility level of websites is monitored constantly during their maintenance. Immediate action will be taken if deficiencies are found. The aim is to carry out the necessary amendments as quickly as possible.</p>



<h3>The disabled and users of assistive technologies</h3>



<p>The city provides counselling and support for the disabled and users of assistive technologies. Support is available on guidance sites announced on the city’s website and through telephone counselling.</p>



<h2>Approval of the accessibility statement</h2>



<p>This statement was approved by 18.4.2023</p>



<p>Culture and Leisure Division</p>



<p>City of Helsinki</p>


English

Accessibility statement


<p>The liikunta.hel.fi website helps residents of Helsinki find sports easily and conveniently in one place. The website is maintained by the Communications and Marketing Service of the City of Helsinki’s Culture and Leisure Division. Head of Communications and Marketing Essi Eranka is the editor of the website.</p>



<h2>Cookies</h2>



<p>This website (liikunta.hel.fi) uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small pieces of data that are saved in your browser when you load a website. They allow for recognition of your computer/IP address and for collection of information about the pages you visit and which features you use.</p>



<p>The cookies set on our website do not collect personal data about users. The data retrieved will be used only to enhance the quality and accessibility of content, service and support to our visitors. The data may be made public from time to time, however only in an aggregate, non-personally identifiable form, indicating for instance the total number of site visitors.</p>



<p>The following third parties store the following cookies on the liikunta.hel.fi website:</p>



<ul><li>Matomo. We use Matomo, a free, open source visitor tracking software. Read more about Matomo here:&nbsp;<a href="https://matomo.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://matomo.org/</a>.(link opens on a new page)</li></ul>



<p>By using the liikunta.hel.fi website, you consent to us using cookies as described above. If you no longer wish to consent to the use of cookies, you must disable cookies by changing your browser settings. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to reject cookies, or to reject third party cookies only. If you reject cookies you may not be able use other features on this or other websites that rely on cookies to facilitate a better user experience.</p>


About the service


<h2>Something for everyone&nbsp;</h2>



<p>Helsinki is full of independent and guided opportunities for physical activity. There are nature and outdoor recreation areas, local and outdoor sports facilities, beaches, ski trails and skating rinks around the city, open to all and free of charge. The City of Helsinki collaborates with various clubs, associations and businesses to offer guided physical activities and hobbies for all ages.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Helsinki’s goal is to make physical activity an easy and attractive part of the city residents’ daily life. The city offers engaging ways to move as diversely as possible and in the way you prefer.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<p>There are plenty of options to choose from. See below what we offer for the different target groups!&nbsp;</p>


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Target groups 


<p>In addition to organised activities, the City of Helsinki’s Sports Services offer a wide range of services to support well-being and encourage people to start moving. These include physical activity counselling, regional exercise, fitness testing, gym equipment guidance and gym programme planning.</p>


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Suomi

Svenska

Guided activities

Support for physical activity

Families

Regulations and instructions

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