The suspected attacker, Abderrahman Mechkah, is accused of murdering two women, and attempted murder with terrorist intent, according to the court.
Local police request that the individual, in hospital at the moment, be detained.
On Friday, two people were killed and eight others were injured in a knife attack at Turku's market square. The suspect arrived in Turku last year and was trying to obtain asylum in Finland.
Finland attack – ‘Several people injured after stabbings and shots fired’ in city of Turku https://t.co/QkyoDLtTMv pic.twitter.com/StxjiJuZJ0
— Nicole (@nic120688) 18 августа 2017 г.
"It seems that the suspect chose women as his targets, because the men who were wounded were injured when they tried to help, or prevent the attacks," Crista Granroth from the National Bureau of Investigation has said.
On Sunday, Finland observed a minute of silence to pay tribute to the stabbing attack victims.
#Muslims against #terrorism demonstrate their sympathies for victims of #Turkuattacks in #turku @hsfi @ataulghalib @musshah38 @bashrehman pic.twitter.com/M1rZLcKOXu
— AMJ Suomi (@amj_suomi) 20 августа 2017 г.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Market Square today to pay their respects to victims of the knife attack. #turku pic.twitter.com/pjlQYbG8Qi
— City of Turku (@cityofturku) 20 августа 2017 г.
