About same-sex marriage in Sweden
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Sweden since 1 May 2009 following the adoption of a gender-neutral marriage law by the Riksdag on 1 April 2009. Sweden was the second Scandinavian country, the fifth in Europe and the seventh in the world, after the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa and Norway, to open marriage to same-sex couples. Existing registered partnerships, established in 1995, remain in force and can be converted to marriages if the partners so desire, either through a written application or through a formal ceremony. New registered partnerships are no longer able to be entered into and marriage is now the only legally recognized form of union for couples regardless of sex. Polling indicates that an overwhelming majority of Swedes support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.
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