Joy as Finnish woman Nelli Nuorva found after disappearing in Bali

A young woman has been found after desperate search when she vanished at a popular tourist spot.

A young expat who has called Bali home for three years has been found after a desperate day-and-a-half-long search around a popular tourist hotspot.

Bali-based online message boards were flooded with calls for help finding Finnish woman Nelli Nuorva, last seen outside her villa at 11.40pm on Sunday, heading towards Bewera Beach near Canggu.

But on Monday afternoon (AEDT), friends confirmed she had been found safe.

“Nelli has been found safe and well,” friend Esmé Schmidt posted to Instagram at about 1.30pm.

“We couldn’t be more relieved and grateful to have her back.”

Ms Schmidt thanked those who helped search for Ms Nuorva and asked for privacy.

Nelli Nuorva. Picture: Supplied

The young Finnish woman has been living in Bali for three years. Picture: Instagram

According to friends, Ms Nuorva went missing after heading to a local convenience store.

Suspicion was raised when they realised she left her villa without essential belongings, including her phone and bank cards.

Friends said all hospitals on the island have been checked, and as of Tuesday morning Australia time, she still hadn’t been heard from.

Ms Nuorva was seen riding this scooter when she went missing. Picture: Supplied.

Bali-based online message boards for Western travellers were flooded with calls for the whereabouts of Ms Nuorva. Picture: Supplied

CTV shared by friends showed the young woman leaving her villa alone on the scooter. According to a friend of Ms Nuorva, who has been tirelessly searching through Facebook groups for information regarding her whereabouts, police have been alerted, and the scooter cannot be tracked on GPS