diff --git a/max/templates/base.html b/max/templates/base.html
index 68258ac..b3f48db 100644
--- a/max/templates/base.html
+++ b/max/templates/base.html
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {% import "macros.html" as macros %}
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
+<html lang="{{ language }}">
 <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>{{ webpagetitle }} &ndash; MAX</title>
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
diff --git a/max/translations.py b/max/translations.py
index fd19360..64adcdf 100644
--- a/max/translations.py
+++ b/max/translations.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TranslationHandler:
     def init(cls, app):
         cls.app = app
         cls.always_reload_translations = app.debug
-        app.context_processor(lambda: dict(t=t))
+        app.context_processor(lambda: dict(t=t, language=cls.language))
 
     @classmethod
     def is_language_available(cls, language):