4. Finland
Finland is another country that has passed a same sex marriage law that hasn’t gone into effect yet. It was the last of the Scandinavian countries to legalize same sex marriage, and gay couples will officially be able to tie the knot in Finland in a few years once the law goes into effect.
The bill was approved in December, and Finland’s president signed it in February. However, because of other acts that require follow up changes, the same sex marriage law in Finland will not actually go into effect until March 1, 2017. Registered partnerships for same sex couples in Finland have been available since 2002.
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