After the Alpine A110s dominated the earlier Monte Carlo Rally, Sweden was instead taken by Swedish drivers Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund, both driving Swedish-built Saab 96 V4 cars.
The Alpine A110s had previously won the Monte Carlo Rally in Sweden, but it was then claimed by Swedish motorists Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund, who were driving Saab 96 V4 vehicles built in Sweden.