Current Version
| Region | Finland |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jun 1, 1970 |
| Description | The Finnish legal system provided no statutory mechanism or administrative procedure for the alteration of the gender marker in the population register. The sex assigned at birth was treated as an immutable biological fact, leaving transgender individuals without any formal pathway to amend their gender-coded Personal Identity Code or update their official documents. |
| Sources | https://www.finlex.fi/fi/hallituksen-esitykset/2001/56#bills https://seta.fi/ihmisoikeudet/tasa-arvo-ja-yhdenvertaisuus/translaki/ |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jun 1, 1970 |
| Description | The Finnish legal system provided no statutory mechanism or administrative procedure for the alteration of the gender marker in the population register. The sex assigned at birth was treated as an immutable biological fact, leaving transgender individuals without any formal pathway to amend their gender-coded Personal Identity Code or update their official documents. |
| Sources | https://www.finlex.fi/fi/hallituksen-esitykset/2001/56#bills https://seta.fi/ihmisoikeudet/tasa-arvo-ja-yhdenvertaisuus/translaki/ |