Nordic Websites Average 22% More Accessibility Issues Than the Rest of Europe, New Study Finds
PR Newswire•03/11/2026•02:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Nordic websites average 82.7 accessibility issues per page, 22% above the EU and UK
- ➤Denmark records 87.6 issues per page, highest among 12 countries compared
- ➤Interior pages average 82.8 accessibility issues, 11% more than homepages
- ➤Sweden opened 28 online-retailer cases, with fines up to SEK 10 million
- ➤AI-referred traffic grew 632%, with about two-thirds landing on interior pages
Expert Statements
Kelly Georgevich, CEO of AudioEye
“AI search is changing how customers reach websites, exposing accessibility gaps most organisations never checked”
Kelly Georgevich, CEO of AudioEye
“Nordic sites are starting further behind than most of Europe.”
Kelly Georgevich, CEO of AudioEye
“Their interior pages, where customers complete tasks like booking and checkout, have the most issues.”
Kelly Georgevich, CEO of AudioEye
“Closing that gap requires accessibility at scale: AI and automation to find and fix issues across the entire site, paired with experts to find high-risk issues.”
Kelly Georgevich, CEO of AudioEye
“That's what AudioEye delivers.”
Nordic Websites Average 22% More Accessibility Issues Than the Rest of Europe, New Study Finds PR Newswire
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