Ott Tanak was the fastest on the 3.48km Harju stage on the streets of Jyvaskyla city. Hyundai's fastest 0.6s ahead of Thierry Neuville zamMaking the moment, Tänak finished third, 0.7 seconds behind championship leader Kalle Rovanpera.
“Our opponents are really strong, so we have to give it our all,” Tanak said after the stage, when asked if he had the package to win this weekend.
Driving the second Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid this weekend, Hyundai's Esapekka Lappi is the fourth fastest, 1.8 seconds behind Tanak. zammade the moment. Just 0.1 seconds behind the Finnish driver was Toyota's Elfyn Evans.
Tanak's performance shows that he is the strongest contender to win this weekend. However, Rovanpera and Neuville are also very strong and very close. So, this weekend will be a very exciting challenge.
The result of the first stage:
| Pos. | Driver | Vehicle/Engine | Zaman | Difference |
| 1 | Ott Tänak | Ford | 2'39.0 | |
| 2 | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai | 2'39.6 | 0.6 |
| 3 | Kalle Rovanpera | Toyota | 2'39.7 | 0.7 |
| 4 | Esapekka Lappi | Hyundai | 2'40.8 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Elfyn Evans | Toyota | 2'40.9 | 1.9 |
| 6 | PL.Loubet | Ford | 2'41.2 | 2.2 |
| 7 | Takamoto katsuta | Toyota | 2'42.1 | 3.1 |
| 8 | Teemu suninen | Hyundai | 2'43.6 | 4.6 |
| 9 | JM.Latvala | Toyota | 2'47.1 | 8.1 |
| 10 | Jari huttunen | Skoda | 2'47.3 | 8.3 |
