FTimes - STT Report, Dec. 13
Same-sex couple. File Photo Lehtikuva.
The parliament on Friday voted 101-90 to adopt the same-sex marriage bill during the second reading of the citizens' initiative for equal marriage rights.
Seven members of parliament were absent during the vote while one MP abstained.
A legislative proposal is either adopted or rejected by parliament during the second reading.
At the end of last month, the parliament voted 105-92 in support of the bill during the first reading.
The Grand Committee, which also extended its support for amending the Marriage Act into gender-neutral form, voted 17-8 in favour of the amendments.
