The Toyota driver put up strong fight to deliver hoards of supporters a first home grown Rally Finland winners since 2017, but fell just 6.8s short to an inspired Hyundai driver Ott Tanak last weekend.
Faced with the disadvantage of opening the roads, Rovanpera managed to recover from a 21.0s deficit to Tanak after Friday's running, as an intense head-to-head with the Estonian unfolded across Saturday and Sunday.
