Finland Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

“Feeling proud to be Finnish.”









Finland has become the 12th European nation to give same-sex unions the same legal status as heterosexual marriage after the country's Parliament narrowly voted in favor of the move on Friday.



Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki November 28, 2014.


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Prior to the vote, Finland was the last Nordic country not to have legalized same-sex marriage, although same-sex couples have been able to enter into registered partnerships since 2002.



Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate outside the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki November 28, 2014.


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The vote has ended the legal distinction in between same-sex unions and heterosexual marriages in Finland. All couples in the country will all have equal rights to adopt children and share a surname, The Guardian reported.







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