A SUSPECTED far-right knifeman has stabbed two children at a shopping centre, leaving a 12-year-old seriously wounded.
The rampage took place in the northern Finnish city of Oulu as the suspect will face preliminary charges of two attempted murders, officials said.
Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said in a statement: “The criminal investigation is still at an early stage and the police do not know the exact motive for the act.
“They know, however, that the suspect has a background in extreme right activities.”
Public broadcaster YLE showed footage of what appears to be as a puddle of blood on the Valkea shopping centre floor.
The suspect was believed to have stabbed the child several times from behind before being stopped by a security guard, the NBI said.
According to the Finnish outlet, Sebastian Lämsä is the suspected attacker.
Born in 1990, he allegedly has Neo-Nazi links and has previously been convicted of serious acts of violence.
Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo condemned the shopping centre attack.
“Far-right violence is a genuine threat in Finland,” Orpo said in a post on X.
“There is no room for extremism of any kind in this country.”
The 12-year-old child was in a stable condition after being seriously wounded in the attack, police said.
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