The 2021 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over nineteen special stages totalling 287.11 km (178.40 mi) in competitive distance.

[9] Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a forty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen led Marco Bulacia Wilkinson by twenty-two points in the drivers' championship, with Mads Østberg in third.

In the co-drivers' championship Marcelo Der Ohannesian held a six-point lead over Ola Fløene, with Torstein Eriksen in third.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by fifteen points in the drivers' championship, with Nicolas Ciamin in third.