http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/world/europe/02briefs-swedenmarriage.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y
Sweden: Same-Sex Marriage Now Legal
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sweden has become the fifth European country to allow same-sex marriage. Parliament on Wednesday adopted a new law, to take effect May 1, that gives same-sex couples the same marriage rights as heterosexuals. The Netherlands, Norway, Belgium and Spain also allow same-sex marriages.