Since April 3rd, people in Finland can legally change their gender by self-declaration alone, without having to undergo a lengthy medical process — including a psychiatric assessment — as under the previous law.

That is reported by Yle.

The passing of the bill allows people to officially change their gender in the civil registration system to match their own self-declared gender identity.

More than 1,700 people have so far applied to officially change their gender since a new law came into force earlier this year, according to figures supplied by the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.