Rally Sweden’s Track manager Roland “Mikro” Åström passed away.

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– We share our condolences with the organizers of Rally Sweden in this difficult time. They have our full support and know we will do everything we can to guarantee the smooth running of this week’s rally, says Simon Larkin, Senior Director of Events at WRC Promoter. The family wishes for understanding to mourn Roland […]

Umeå prepared for new success

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– With that in mind and a year’s experience, I’m convinced that Umeå and all its surrounding municipalities are even better equipped than last year to welcome rally fans from all over the world to the winter city of Umeå, says municipal councilor Hans Lindberg. Umeå is once again ready to embrace the world of […]

Rally Sweden’s 200 invisible heroes

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It required 200 landowner agreements and a notification from the County Administrative Board before Rally Sweden could fully exhale. But now that everything is in place, it is clear that barely half of the special sections have been replaced with those from last year. Vindeln, Kamsjön, Långed and Kroksjö are replaced. Norrby, Västervik, Botsmark and Floda […]

SVT broadcasts from the Rally Sweden

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SVT has entered into an agreement with rights holder C More, which broadcasts everything from the World Rally Championship live. The agreement means that SVT can broadcast an hour-long summary after each completed sub-competition. – We are very happy that we can continue to broadcast from the World Rally Championship. We already know that the […]

World champion Kalle Rovanperä ready for Rally Sweden

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– It will be a fantastic rally. The conditions are absolutely fantastic where Umeå and the surrounding area are drenched in snow, says race leader Stig-Rune Kjernsli. In a little less than a month, there will be full focus on northern Sweden when Umeå and its surroundings host the WRC series’ second race of the […]

Oliver Solberg is looking forward to Rally Sweden in Umeå

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He is already looking forward to the winter routes and the stay in Umeå. – It was a fantastic arrangement and everything around and the proximity to everything was absolutely superb. I also think that the mix of the stages and above all that it was a real winter rally was magical. I’m really looking […]

The Red Barn Arena

Rally Sweden 2023, all rally fans will be offered free entry to the service area.

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In the area, there will – compared to last year – also be a food court in an indoor environment with full rights and of course there is also a big screen at the Service Park so the spectators can follow the drama live from the special stages. There are also souvenir sales, partly from […]

Stages and timetable for Rally Sweden 2023

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“It’s been amazing getting ready for a second year of world championship rally here in Umeå. Unlike last year, when we had to start from scratch, a lot of the groundwork has already been done. Now we know what we have to work with. And above all, local residents, businesses and local and regional authorities […]

Rally Sweden achieves top level in the FIA’s environmental accreditation framework

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The move to Umeå meant that Rally Sweden could take several important steps towards the vision of zero emissions, Rally Towards Zero. Extensive use of fixed electricity from renewable and locally produced sources improved opportunities for visitors to get to the arenas by public transport, and cooperation with several environmentally certified key suppliers were some […]