Current Version
| Region | Finland |
| Issue | Same-sex adoption |
| Status | Second parent adoption only |
| Start Date | May 15, 2009 |
| End Date | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Description | Only able to adopt child of the other partner |
| Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/05/15/finland-allows-gay-couples-to-adopt-partners-children/ |
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Revision History (3)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Legal | Second parent adoption only |
| Description | Only able to adopt child of the other partner |
Reports (19)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "it is no longer 3 days ago"
- Status is not correct "since 2017 it is legal"
- Status is not correct "Adoption for same-sex couples is legal in Finland. It became legal the same day as the same-sex marriage"
- Status is not correct "Adoption law is same for all married couples"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption has been legal in Finland since Mar 1st 2017"
- Status is not correct "Same-sex adoption has been legal in Finland since Mar 1st 2017"
- Status is not correct "This is the current status"
- Status is not correct "Legal"
- Status is not correct "After gaymarriage becoming legal, so did same sex-adoptions, since Finland's laws only require the adoptive parents to be married. Ministry of Justice said this: https://oikeusministerio.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/avioliittolain-muutoksen-myota-myos-muita-lainmuutoksia?_101_INSTANCE_0tW6d2FGlU8O_languageId=en_US"
- Status is not correct "joint adoption is possible since 2017."
- Status is not correct "Full adoption became legal on March 1st 2017, at the same time with gay marriages."
- Status is not correct "Adopting children by LGBT couples is legal since 2017 (legislation of same sex marriage)."
- Status is not correct "Joint adoption is legal nationalwide. "
- Status is not correct "Joint same sex adoption is legal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Finland#Adoption_and_family_planning"
- Status is not correct "In finland we can adopt nowdays:)
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- Newer law has been passed
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | May 15, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/05/15/finland-allows-gay-couples-to-adopt-partners-children/ |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Not allowed if the adoption isn't happening from "inside the family", for example if the child is the child of the other person etc"