I'll be starting season 2008 with an interesting situation as I'm facing a non familiar start for the season - I'm defending the Championship - not gaining it.

I'll be rallying in seven rounds of Finnish Rally Championship in STC Meat rally team with group-A Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII rally car and my long term co-driver Jarkko Kalliolepo. After season finale at September we're aiming to be double Finnish Rally Champions and gain the title for our STC Meat Rally Team.

Alongside Finnish Rally Championship we're competing in few other international rallies which willl be told as soon as plans are confirmed.

My rally calendar for season 2008:

Time of rally	Rally name and location	Result	Report
25-26.01.2008	Arctic Lapland Rally, Rovaniemi	1st	-
15-16.02.2008	SM Peurunkarally, Laukaa	Retirement	-
07-08.03.2008	Tahko SPA SM-rally, Nilsiä	1st	Report
13-14.06.2008	Keski-Uusimaa SM-rally, Kerava	3rd	Report
11-12.07.2008	SM O.K. Auto -rally, Kouvola	4th	Report
01-03.08.2008	WRC Finland, Jyväskylä	2nd	Report
29-30.08.2008	SM Uusikaupunkirally	4th	Report
06.09.2008	Autoglym rally, Tampere	0-car	-
19-20.09.2008	SM Vaakuna -rally, Mikkeli	6th	Report

Finnish Rally Championship final standings (7/7 events), Group-A, top-5:

Position	Rally driver	Rally car	Points
1.	Ari Vihavainen	Ford Focus RS WRC	82
2.	Jussi Välimäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII	77
3.	Jukka Hiltunen	Ford Focus RS WRC'03	65
4.	Timo Pulkkinen	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	33
5.	Jukka Ketomäki	Skoda Octavia WRC	32