Crime reporter(wp/es):
A British woman has been stabbed to death at a Christmas holiday attraction in Lapland, Finnish police said.
The 25-year-old woman, a seasonal worker who took children to visit Santa Claus, was found dead on Saturday.
Finnish police launched a hunt for the young woman’s Czech boyfriend who was later found suffering from hypothermia deep in the Lapland wilderness.
Police said they arrested the man on Saturday.
The woman's alleged attacker is thought to have fled before collapsing in the -35C temperatures.
Lapland's police said in an online report: "A homicide occurred on Saturday morning. A 36-year-old man is suspected of having stabbed to death his 26-year-old girlfriend. Both of them were foreign seasonal workers.
"Afterwards, the man fled with their dogs," the statement said, adding that a Border Guard helicopter had been brought in to help with the manhunt.
They arrested the man and he was taken to hospital in Rovaniemi.
The woman is reported to have been working for tour company Santa Safari, according to the Sun.
Lapland receives hundreds of seasonal workers each year many of whom work in festive centres catered for tourists who want to visit Santa Claus.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: "We are supporting the family of a British national who died in Finland on 3 December."
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