British woman stabbed to death in Lapland named

The British tour guide who was stabbed to death in Lapland has been named.

Rebecca Johnson, 26, from Burntisland in Fife, had been working with the Santa Safari team when her body was discovered on Saturday.

Her boyfriend is being held on suspicion of murder.

Speaking to the Courier newspaper, Miss Johnson's great-aunt Val Laing said she would be greatly missed.

She said: "Rebecca was a beautiful girl.

"I had come home from Edinburgh when her grandad was on the phone to tell me what had happened. I couldn't take it in at first.

"For her parents and grandparents to lose her just before Christmas is devastating. I'll be there for them but I don't know how they are going to cope."

Ms Johnson's parents are understood to have travelled to Lapland.

The Santa Safari team works with Oxford-based tour operator Transun Travel to organise Christmas-themed excursions to Lapland.

A Santa Safari spokesman said: "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."