Charges against parents who subjected their week-old son to circumcision without anaesthetic have been dropped by the Helsinki Court of Appeal. Read the full story

Christians should take a leaf out of the Torah when it comes to sex, according to a Swedish professor speaking at an annual meeting of the country’s faith groups. Professor Leif Carlsson told attendees at the Hono Conference on the west coast of Sweden that Christianity holds negative views on sex compared to those found in Judaism. Read the full story

Anti-Semitic crimes rose by 57 percent in Sweden last year, according to new figures from the National Crime Prevention Council. Released on Thursday, the report stated that while the overall number of hate crimes in the country remained unchanged, offences against Jews rose significantly, particularly in the southern region of Skane. In total, 250 anti-Semitic crimes were reported in 2009. Read the full story

A Helsinki couple has been fined by the District Court for allowing their baby son to be circumcised. Read the full story