Same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands

Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Faroe Islands since 1 July 2017. Legislation allowing same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples was introduced to the Løgting by members of the Social Democratic, Republic and Progress parties following the September 2015 elections. It was approved 19–14 by the Løgting on 29 April 2016, and by the Folketing 108–0 on 25 April 2017. The law received royal assent on 3 May and went into effect on 1 July 2017.

The Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, was the last Nordic region to allow same-sex marriage.

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