The 2019 event was based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi, and was contested over twenty-three special stages with a total a competitive distance of 307.58 km (191.12 mi).

[5] Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their titles, adding their winning number to double figures.

[6] Local youngster Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their fourth consecutive victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the Russian crew of Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov won the wider WRC-2 class as well as snatching their first WRC point.

[7] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog took their second victory of the season in the junior category to regain the championship lead.

[8] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships by three-points ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia.

Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were withdrawn from the WRC 2-Pro category and re-entered in Evans' and Martin's place.

[13] Hayden Paddon and John Kennard were entered into the rally by M-Sport Ford WRT, but they were withdrawn after a heavy crash during testing that caused irreparable damage their car.

Teammate Kris Meeke also ran into trouble at the same corner, but damage to the rear-left suspension forced the Northern Irishman retired from the day.

[18] Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class until the last stage of leg two, when he misheard a pace note and smashed into a tree.

Raul Badiu heavily crashed his Ford Fiesta R2, suffering two fractured ribs and a concussion.