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[GCX]

Finnish parliament passed the marriage equality law in December 2014. After two years of implementing legislative changes to the law and stuff, it finally comes into full force today.

Same-sex marriage became legal in Finland on 1 March 2017. A bill for legalization was approved by the parliament on 12 December 2014 and signed by the President on 20 February 2015. In order to implement the law, follow-up changes in other acts were required. The legislative measure to make most of these changes was approved by the parliament on 17 February 2016 and signed by President on 8 April 2016.

Legal recognition for same-sex couples in Finland has been available since 2002 in the form of registered partnerships, which provide the same rights and responsibilities as marriage for opposite-sex couples, except e.g. adoption rights. In 2009, the Parliament revised the law allowing couples to adopt the biological children of their partner.

The law is also remarkable because it's the first citizen initiative law that has been approved by the parliament. The petition for equal marriage got 166 851 signatures of the required 50 000 back in 2013.

Same-sex marriage is now finally in force in every Nordic country. Yay!

The status of same-sex relationships around the world

 

[jack_package_200]

Ayy congratz Finland. We could all use some good news.

 

[Lois_Lane]

Haha America beat finland.

 

[How About No]

Well geez finally

Yay!

 

[Yoshimitsu126]

Haha America beat finland.

For now

 

[23qwerty]

Frankly amazed it wasn't already legal holy shit

 

[triplestation]

🖖🖖🖖🖖

 

[sazzy]

Haha America beat finland.

America got marriage equality via courts.

Finland got marriage equality via the legislative process.

 

[turmoil]

Welcome to the civilized world Finland.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

*raises a glass of champagne to Finland*

Welcome to the party, pal.

 

[Tezzeractor]

 

[Chuckie]

Haha America beat finland.

The Netherlands beat you all.

 

[Marvie_3]

Congrats Finland

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

Congrats Finland! It's nice to see some good things happen in these dark times.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

Great! Congrats, we are slowly making the world a better place.

 

[Bishop89]

Good stuff Finland

 

[BlackRainbowFT]

Good news.

marriage AND civil unions should be available to anyone (I don't want to marry but I'd like for my GF to be taken care of in case I croak).

 

[Aeriscloud]

Congratulations Finland.


^ ^

 

[Gurra]

Making me proud dear neighbours.

Congratulations!

 

[NumberThree]

Good news.

marriage AND civil unions should be available to anyone (I don't want to marry but I'd like for my GF to be taken care of in case I croak).

What's the issue with marriage that a civil union doesn't have?

 

[Majine]

Congratulations and welcome, Finns.

/ love, Sweden.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

The law is also remarkable because it's the first citizen initiative law that has been approved by the parliament. The petition for equal marriage got 166 851 signatures of the required 50 000 back in 2013.

Fake news. We all know petitions don't work. Sad!

 

[wighti]

Full disclosure, there was 2(?) or was it just one petition that got the required signatures to repeal said law but neither of them passes the parliament process.

 

[Nordicus]

Full disclosure, there was 2(?) or was it just one petition that got the required signatures to repeal said law but neither of them passes the parliament process.

Thankfully petition got voted down 120-48.

Those people can get fuuuuuuuucked

 

[John Caboose]

Read about this earlier, finally!

 

[DasPenguin]

Haha America beat finland.

On a positive note most people in our country can read, write and don't go around screaming "fake news" like 50% of the Americans. So right now I would put that in the win column for us.

 

[23qwerty]

On a positive note most people in our country can read, write and don't go around screaming "fake news" like 50% of the Americans. So right now I would put that in the win column for us.

Apparently also very sensitive

 

[Log4Girlz]

Man that's a beautiful picture

 

[Rymuth]

Thumbs up, Finland

 

[RM8]

Asia and Africa are kind of hopeless, aren't they?

 

[GCX]

On a positive note most people in our country can read, write and don't go around screaming "fake news" like 50% of the Americans. So right now I would put that in the win column for us.

Hey now let's not get negative here.

 

[wighti]

There was even some breaking in the right wing parties as they had to issue reprimends to a few of their MPs for voting against the repeal attempts.

They don't consider equal marital rights to be questions of principle and as such the entire party shouldve voted for the repeal

 

[Chainsawkitten]

Progress marches on.

 

[Xe4]

Yay for Finland! I always found it funny how far Europe was behind socially compared to economically. Northern countries are the exception for a lot of issues, but as seen here, not all.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Congrats, Finland!

 

[Frost_Ace]

That's great!

 

[Nrocinu777]

This is awesome! Congrats Finland o/

 

[w3bba]

Great to hear, congrats fins

Now if only Merkel would soften up on that topic...

 

[Sakujou]

congratz!

 

[Azoor]

Huh, I thought it was already legal there.

Congrats anyway!

 

[KRod-57]

Congrats to Finland on improving your already superb human rights record.

America got marriage equality via courts.

Finland got marriage equality via the legislative process.

All that means is the legislative in Finland can legally take same sex marriage rights away, where as in the US it is something that is protected under the constitution.

 

[Darksol]

Better late than never

 

[Shredderi]

Huh, I thought it was already legal there.

Congrats anyway!

Me too, and I live here. They tell me nothing I swear to god...

 

[psychowave]

Wow, I'm surprised it wasn't already. Congrats Finland, it's soothing to hear some good news every once in a while.

 

[Easy_D]

Congratulations and welcome, Finns.

/ love, Sweden.

Co-signed. Goood on ya, Finland.

 

[paradise_circus]

is this image representing saying "torilla tavataan"?

however, gratz finnland

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

More countries coming to their senses.

Good.

 

[Rad-]

Finland mentioned, let's meet at the town square.

 

[Nabbis]

The amount of butthurt in the Christian community is quite amusing. Suddenly the commoners care about theological consistency.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Wow, I'm surprised it wasn't already. Congrats Finland, it's soothing to hear some good news every once in a while.

many countries, including mine sadly, made a point of allowing quasi marriages that just aren't marriages. It's an embarrassment really but conservatives are still vehemently against it and centre and left parties aren't pushing hard enough.