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| British Santa Safari tour worker killed in Lapland | British Santa Safari tour worker killed in Lapland |
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| A British woman working for a Santa Safari tour company has been stabbed to death in Lapland. | A British woman working for a Santa Safari tour company has been stabbed to death in Lapland. |
| The 26-year-old, understood to be from Scotland, was found dead in the village of Kuttanen in Finland on Saturday. | The 26-year-old, understood to be from Scotland, was found dead in the village of Kuttanen in Finland on Saturday. |
| Lapland Police said her 36-year-old boyfriend fled on a dog sled and a manhunt was launched involving snow scooters and a helicopter. | |
| The man was found a few hours later lying in the snow in temperatures of -30C and taken to hospital. | |
| After treatment he was taken into police custody on suspicion of killing the woman. | |
| 'Deeply saddened' | 'Deeply saddened' |
| The couple were seasonal workers in the area which is very close to the border with Sweden. | |
| The woman, who has not been named, was employed by Santa Safari, which works with Oxford-based tour operator Transun Travel to organise Christmas-themed excursions in Lapland. | The woman, who has not been named, was employed by Santa Safari, which works with Oxford-based tour operator Transun Travel to organise Christmas-themed excursions in Lapland. |
| A spokesperson for Santa Safari said: "We are deeply saddened to confirm that a member of the Santa Safari team was discovered dead on the 3rd December. | A spokesperson for Santa Safari said: "We are deeply saddened to confirm that a member of the Santa Safari team was discovered dead on the 3rd December. |
| "We are all in shock from this tragic news and our thoughts go out to her family. | "We are all in shock from this tragic news and our thoughts go out to her family. |
| "Our team is working closely with the Finnish Police and relevant authorities to support the investigation that is now under way. | "Our team is working closely with the Finnish Police and relevant authorities to support the investigation that is now under way. |
| "It goes without saying that we will do everything we can to support the family and our staff at this incredibly difficult time." | "It goes without saying that we will do everything we can to support the family and our staff at this incredibly difficult time." |
| Tour disruption | |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police Scotland have been contacted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the death of a British national in Finland and will continue to assist them as required." | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police Scotland have been contacted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding the death of a British national in Finland and will continue to assist them as required." |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British national who died in Finland on 3 December." | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the family of a British national who died in Finland on 3 December." |
| Travel operator Transun posted a message on its Facebook page saying that some of its tours could be disrupted as a result of the Finnish police investigation. | |
| It said: "We are deeply saddened to confirm that a member of staff working for our overseas supplier Santa Safari was discovered dead on the 3rd December. | |
| "The thoughts of everyone at Transun go out to the family, friends and the Santa Safari team. We will do everything we can to support them at this difficult time." |