Solberg was forced to compete in the WRC class when it became a last-minute entry to the rally, which is a genre rehearsal before the newly launched World Rally Championship in Rovaniemi at the end of February.
The replacement for the Swedish Rally.
After some problems with tires and suspension the first day, Saturday was successful.
Apart from the hassle with the internal communication in the car, it was a day without accidents.
A distance victory and a lift in the results list.
Second in the class and 0.9 seconds from second place overall.
- We got a really good flow today and I really tried.
The distances up here are so nice, continues Oliver who continues with Aaron Johnston as map reader.
Solberg, who this year is the factory driver for Hyundai in the WRC2 class, was on a two-day test in France at the beginning of the week.
This is to get acquainted with the new World Cup car for the Monte Carlo rally 21-24 January.
He arrived by plane to Rovaniemi on Wednesday and just arrived for the reconnaissance before the competition.
At the same time, the second World Cup car was screwed together with parts from Germany at home in Torsby.
- There was minimal time for preparations for the rally in Finland.
But it worked out and thanks to our "own" team who fixed the car, says dad Petter Solberg.
World Cup-merited Juho Hänninen won the rally in a Toyota Yaris WRC.
The Finn was 2.29 ahead of last year's winner Teemo Asunmaa in a Skoda Fabia Rally2.
Solberg in third place had 21 seconds down to fourth Juha Salo.
Formula 1 driver Valterri Bottas finished sixth overall in a Citroen DS3 WRC.