Finland: divorces of same-sex couples by gender 2021

In the period from 2011 to 2021, the number of divorces from same-sex marriages and registered partnerships in Finland increased overall. In 2021, the number of divorces among female couples was 107, while the corresponding figure among male couples was 31. In the same year, a total of 375 same-sex marriages were formed in Finland.

Same-sex marriage became legal in Finland after an amendment to the Marriage Act entered into force on 1 March 2017. Since then, over 1,300 couples have tied the knot. From 2002 to 2017, registration of partnership was available for same-sex couples.

Number of divorces from same-sex marriages and registered partnerships in Finland from 2011 to 2021, by gender

Characteristic	Male couples	Female couples
2021	31	107
2020	46	111
2019	39	87
2018	38	94
2017*	37	96
2016	41	86
2015	40	93
2014	30	79
2013	29	72
2012	36	67
2011	24	61

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

Special properties

Divorces where at least one of the spouses has resided permanently in Finland on the day the divorce was granted

Supplementary notes

* As of March 2017, the figures include divorces both from registered partnerships and marriages.

The numbers given by the source have been added together.

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