Finland's Parliament has voted 113-69 in favour of making changes to the nation's transgender laws.
There were 17 MPs absent from the vote, and no abstentions.
The result means that transgender individuals 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.
The changes will also see the abolition of a requirement that transgender people must be unable to reproduce.
Under Finland's previous law, transgender people were required to provide a medical certificate proving they are sterile, in order to legally confirm their true gender.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) had previously said that getting the amendments through parliament during this term in office was a priority for her government, but the proposal hit several stumbling blocks as it made its way through parliamentary committees.
Government party MPs voted along party lines during Wednesday afternoon's session, with the exception of Centre Party respresentatives, who had been told they could vote as a "matter of conscience" — meaning each individual MP decides themselves how to vote — rather than necessarily with the government.
This led to 13 Centre Party MPs voting against the law reform, with 12 voting in favour.
Among opposition parties, the Finns Party and the Christian Democrats voted against the law change, but 26 out of 36 National Coalition Party MPs present voted in favour.
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