The M-Sport driver rode his luck on early in Stage 2 when he clipped a snowbank that pitched his Ford Puma into a spin, 4.7km into the 27.8km test.
Breen was able to reverse out of the snowbank to rejoin the stage after dropping 28s, but worse was to follow minutes later.
The Irishman misjudged a high-speed section, resulting in his Puma ploughing through a snowbank.
With his car buried in deep powdered snow on the edge of the forrest road, officials reacted to the incident by throwing the red flags.
Both Breen and co-driver Paul Nagle emerged from the incident unscathed, but it appears unlikely the car will be retrieved and his day appears to be over.
Breen, who started second on the road behind Kalle Rovanpera’s Toyota, had been sitting in seventh after finishing the opening stage 7.4s adrift of morning pacesetter Ott Tanak (Hyundai).
After its miserable Monte Carlo Rally, Hyundai made a strong start in Sweden, with Tanak’s team-mates Oliver Solberg and Thierry Neuville third…
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