HELSINKI (Reuters) – A group of Finnish lawmakers proposed an amendment on Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage, the strongest bid yet by politicians to allow such unions in the country – the most conservative of the Nordic nations.
Same-sex couples in Finland have had the right to registered partnerships since 2002, but the amendment would end the distinction between these unions and heterosexual marriages and give such couples equal rights to adopt children and share a surname.
Parliament sent the bill to a committee, bringing it a step closer to legislation, though it could still fail to win enough support to become law.