Johan Kristoffersson finished third in the WRC3 class in the Swedish rally last year and once again showed that he masters a rally car almost as good as a rallycross worst.

But ahead of its first rally competition in just over a year, Värmland is toning down expectations.

- It will be a big challenge and it is difficult to beat the Finns here, says Kristoffersson.

Glad to get rid of Solberg

However, he is happy to avoid competing against WRC debutant Oliver Solberg but looks forward to measuring his strengths with rallycross antagonist Mattias Ekström.

Hear Johan Kristoffersson's thoughts before Arctic Rally Finland in the video above.