Matthew Hallonbacka
Accessibility specialist - backgrounds in disability rights and software engineering (until they collided).
Dog person, outdoors enthusiast, maker, autistic.
Posting in English, but reading and replying in Finnish and sometimes Swedish, too.
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The Finnish Tax Administration (Verohallinto) is running a survey about how people might use AI in relation to tax. One question asks “If you currently use a chat bot for tax advice, what would persuade you to try our website instead?”, and, talking about a hypothetical future service, “how would [an official AI solution] affect your confidence in the tax administration?”.
I hope they get a wide variety of opinions. The link is right at the top of the page, if you want to answer too: https://www.vero.fi/henkiloasiakkaat/ -
Helsinki Pride are learning the hard way that “there’s no such thing as fully accessible”. (Article in Finnish)
https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000012002963.html -
That is quite a confusing map - not sure if Salo and the surrounding area are implied not to be safe or someone’s just not great at geometry. At first glance, it seems like “danger is over, except for that hole in the middle”.
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Due to a drone sighting, the official advice is to remain indoors for the time being. On the HSL (public transit) website, the juxtaposition of the very clear “stay indoors” at the top of the page with “all modes of transport are operating normally” is grating. Almost like they’re saying “Your safety is should come first, unless your job is to drive one of our vehicles”.