Latvala pushing fast to keep the leader position after the puncture caused by hitting a rock in stage 22. Latvala set the best stage time with 4.5 seconds faster than Hirvonen.
There is one stage to go that is Hagfors 2 SS 24 the Power Stage with length of 4.66 km. The start is at 14:11 local time.
Results after SS 23:
1. J. Latvala 3:15:23.9
2. M. Hirvonen +12.9
3. M. Ostberg +37.1
4. P. Solberg +1:15.1
5. E. Novikov +2:37.2
6. S. Loeb +3:00.8
7. H. Solberg +3:46.6
8. P. Sandell +5:03.2
Comments after SS 23:
Latvala: "Luckily I managed to take some time from Mikko. This gives a little more margin for the Power Stage. I have to be incredibly focused for this stage. We need this win for the team. I made one mistake, I have to get myself together for the finish now."
Hirvonen: "I had to give up quite early on this stage. It was so slippery and I had a couple of big moments. I did the first stage flat-out and destroyed my tyres, and okay Jari-Matti had a puncture, but then his tyres are much better for this stage. I can't fight against him now."
 

Petter Solberg lost the podium position in SS22 Lesjofors 2 (15km). In the last section of stage 22 Petter has a puncture.
The rally leader Jari-Mati Latvala hit a rock as lost about 27 seconds while the chasing Mikko Hirvonen closer him. Latvala also has a puncture.
Latvala said about the rock: "There is a rock I've never, ever seen on this stage. It's just come through the ruts on the big wide road. I only felt it when I hit it. Now we need to push. It should be quite okay still. I have to go flat-out."
The pressure over Latvala is raising two stages to go.
Results after SS 22:
1. J. Latvala 3:03:43.2
2. M. Hirvonen +8.4
3. M. Ostberg +34.1
4. P. Solberg +59.5
5. E. Novikov +2:17.8
6. S. Loeb +2:50.2
7. H. Solberg +3:24.4
8. P. Sandell +4:47.6
 

Latvala advantage to Mikko Hirvonen up with another 4.7 seconds in Rammen 1 (22.76km) the longest day stage.
In the next stage SS 21 Hagfors 1 (4.66km) the shortest day stage first is Mads Ostberg followed by Petter Solberg at 1.9 seconds.
There is a not change in the overall results but Mads Ostberg closer Petter Solberg and the difference is 4.9 seconds only. The battle for the last podium place will be to the end of the rally.
Results after SS 21:
1. J. Latvala 2:54:12.8
2. M. Hirvonen +35.6
3. P. Solberg +58.8
4. M. Ostberg +1:03.7
5. E. Novikov +2:36.5
6. S. Loeb +3:17.9
7. H. Solberg +3:38.6
8. P. Sandell +5:04.6
Three stages to go as the morning stages will be running in the afternoon.
Comments between Solberg and Ostberg:
Ostberg: "It's a good morning, we are pushing quite hard and it's working well, so we are happy."
P. Solberg: "I'm trying everything I can and he's driving very well. I made a couple of mistakes in there. We will try."
Latvala: "We have a good feeling. The first part of the stage didn't go so well, and after that I started to get the rhythm."
Hirvonen: "It is just about keeping second position now. We did some changes to the car in the morning to see if we can help tyre wear a little bit, but now it's quite difficult to drive and I don't have any confidence, so I'd rather keep my place now."
Loeb: "Hopefully we'll just finish this rally in this position now."
Mikko Hirvonen also comments that will try to safe the tyres and attack the Power Stage.
 

Jari-Matti Latvala starts day 3 with a new stage victory. The Ford manufacture driver pushing again to the limit as set the best stage time with 7.6 seconds faster than his competitor Hirvonen who is fourth. Second time in stage 19 Lesjofors 15 km is Mads Ostberg with 3 seconds delay.
Results after SS 19:
1. J. Latvala 2:39:18.3
2. M. Hirvonen +30.6
3. P. Solberg +56.1
4. M. Ostberg +1:05.5
5. E. Novikov +2:21.2
6. S. Loeb +3:09.6
7. H. Solberg +3:25.4
8. P. Sandell +4:47.7

Latvala comments: "It gives a bit more of a relaxed feeling now. I knew that if he was going to come back, he was going to come back on the first one, so that's where I needed to be quick."
Hirvonen comments: "I was not confident at all and had a couple of big slides, and it's very slippery and was a narrow road. I took it steady, I didn't want to make a mistake when I didn't have a good feeling. We did some changes to the car just to see if we could save tyres a bit more and it wasn't so good. Better to be here than over there [off the road]."
Ostberg comments: "I tried to push now but it's very, very difficult conditions. It seems like a lot of drivers have gone off the road so there's no clean line for me to follow. We did a clean run and I just hope it's good enough."
P. Solberg comments: "It's not too bad, but I lost everything at the end. We just have to keep on pushing, that's it."
Evgeny Novikov comments about the battle with Sebastien Loeb: "I won't let him catch us today, for sure. We will go flat-out. It's fifth position or nothing, that's for sure."
Loeb comments: "There was too much snow in the stage, I couldn't get a really good rhythm. It was too slippery. I tried to stay on the road. I think he will stay in front."
 

Mikko Hirvonen was the fastest in stage 17 with 2.6 seconds than Latvala.
Henning Solberg continues to battle with Loeb as set identical time in the overall result. Finally Henning lost almost 5 seconds in the last and shortest day stage.
Results at the end of Day 2 - SS 18:
1. J. Latvala 2:30:08.0
2. M. Hirvonen +23.0
3. P. Solberg +51.4
4. M. Ostberg +1:02.5
5. E. Novikov +2:13.1
6. S. Loeb +2:57.5
7. H. Solberg +3:02.4
8. P. Sandell +4:31.8
Comments after SS 17:
Latvala: "Let's see at the end of the day how much we lost here. At the moment it's a good feeling, I'm quite confident."
Hirvonen: "I know my tyres are completely shattered now, I don't have any studs left."
Ostberg: "I had some electrical problems with the car in the stage - it went into launch mode. It was just cutting the engine all the time. I pulled everything and then it went off after a few hundred metres, but we lost a lot from this. I suffered a lot on the last stage to have proper tyres for this stage and then this happens. It's just a shame. It was a nightmare really."
Loeb: "I got a puncture and I continued to drive like that and it went completely off. I hit a stone on the road, but it was on the line so I couldn't do anything. What can I do?"
Novikov: "I am pushing to the maximum, I am doing everything that I can. We are really pushing a lot.”

In the last day of Rally Sweden there are 6 stages as the first start at 8:34 local time.