Rovanpera moved into the lead after winning stage 3 and capitalising on teammate Esapekka Lappi stalling his GR Yaris on stage 3, dropping the Finn from the lead to sixth overall.
As a result, Rovanpera headed back to service with a 10.4s lead over Solberg, who headed a strong start for Hyundai on the high-speed snowy roads.
Elfyn Evans held third spot, 1.2s further back, despite struggling to find confidence behind the wheel of his GR Yaris.
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville ended the morning fourth ahead of teammate Ott Tanak, who led after winning the opening stage, but dropped time on the next two tests.
It proved to be a difficult morning for M-Sport as Craig Breen crashed out on stage 2, while hybrid issues hampered Gus Greensmith, who is the top Ford runner in eighth (+55.0s), with a cautious Adrien Fourmaux ninth.
An overnight freeze couple with loose snow caught many of the drivers by surprise when the rally kicked off with a blast through the 14.9km opening stage.
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