Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Tributes paid to Scots woman ‘stabbed to death’ in Lapland

Rebecca pictured with one of her huskies (Image courtesy of Dundee Courier)
Rebecca pictured with one of her huskies (Image courtesy of Dundee Courier)

Emotional tributes have been paid to a woman who was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in the Lapland region of Finland.

Rebecca Johnson, 26, who was working as a Santa Safari tour company worker, was killed on Saturday in the village of Kuttanen, near the border with Sweden.

And now residents of Rebecca’s hometown of Burntisland, Fife, have paid heartfelt tributes to her on social media.

It is believed that Rebecca may have been killed by her 36-year-old partner after an argument at the couple’s accommodation in the remote village.

The man, originally from the Czech Republic, fled into the area’s wilderness with his dogs.

But he was found suffering from hypothermia after a search by Finnish police and the country’s border guard.

Rebecca, a keen lover of dogs, was a popular figure in her hometown and her death has devastated both residents and friends.

Tributes have been paid to her on social media since she was named locally today as the victim of the murder.

Dave Deans said: “RIP Rebecca Johnson, our thoughts are with your family. You will be sadly missed by everyone that has met you.

“This is a great loss. From all your four legged family.”

David Perry commented: “Horrible news, thoughts are with her family.

“I hope if the funeral is back home that it is made public knowledge so that the people that went through school with Becky can pay our respects.

“Such a nice girl.”

Louise McLean posted: “RIP Becky. Thinking of Vicky and the whole family.

Mhairi Webster said: “Words fail me once again, thoughts go out to family and friends of Rebecca. RIP.”

The killer was treated at the Central Hospital of Lapland for hypothermia before being released on Sunday.

He has been kept in police custody since then.

Today is a national holiday in Finland as the country celebrates its independence day.