| 54th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 2 of 11 |
| Official name: | Swedish Rally |
| Edition: | 28th |
| Date: | from Friday 10-Feb-1978 to Sunday 12-Feb-1978 |
| Surface: | Snow |
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| Entries: | 116 | |
| Starters: | 112 | |
| Finishers: | 60 | (53.6% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 38 | |
| Shortest: | 3.00 | km | (SS15 Farjestad Trotting Track) |
| Longest: | 48.20 | km | (SS29 Haljebyn - Stomne 2) |
| Slowest: | 63.46 | km/h | (SS16 Karlsbol - Asens Gard 2) |
| Fastest: | 124.52 | km/h | (SS2 Molnbacka - Torsked 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 615.60 | km | (42.6% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 598.70 | km | (41.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 845.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,443.70 | km |
