Police investigate suspicious death of woman in Huonville, Tasmania

Police say they are treating the death of a woman inside her home in southern Tasmania early this morning as suspicious.

Police said they were called to the home in Huonville, south of Hobart, about 4.30am.

"Police, including officers from CIB, Forensics and Uniform, are at the scene conducting examinations into the circumstances surrounding the woman's death," Tasmania Police said in a statement.

"A man has been taken into custody to assist police in carrying out their investigations."

Police are expected to provide an update on the case this afternoon.