In the Swedish city of Västerås, an Orthodox church located near important strategic sites is suspected of espionage.
The church is located near an airport, water treatment plants and energy companies.
Swedish authorities fear that the church may be collecting information on military and industrial sites, Politico reports.
In response to these suspicions, the Swedish Agency for Support of Religious Communities suspended funding to the church.
However, the country's security service doubts that church representatives could have ties to Russian intelligence.
Church officials have denied the spying allegations, but an investigation is ongoing in Sweden.
The State Security Service suspects that church representatives had contacts with individuals working for Russian intelligence.
