The main service park is located in the town of Torsby, which is actually much closer to the special stages than Karlstad.

The competition is spread out over three days with the start of the first part on Friday morning and the finish on Sunday afternoon.

Weather continues to be a concern, as rising global temperatures reduce the likelihood of appropriately snowy conditions every year.

The 2005 event was one of the warmest ever, turning many stages into mud and destroying the special studded snow tires used by the teams.

In 2021 it was announced that Rally Sweden would relocate to the northern Swedish city of Umeå after being held in the province of Värmland since its foundation.