| 70th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 7 of 12 |
| Official name: | Rally of 1000 Lakes |
| Edition: | 29th |
| Date: | from Friday 24-Aug-1979 to Tuesday 28-Aug-1979 |
| Rally HQ: | Jyvaskyla, Central Finland; Finland |
| Clerk of the Course: | Veikko Partanen |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 133 | |
| Starters: | 128 | |
| Finishers: | 74 | (57.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 47 | |
| Shortest: | 1.50 | km | (SS25 Sirkkaharju) |
| Longest: | 31.40 | km | (SS43 Mutanen) |
| Slowest: | 86.44 | km/h | (SS14 Marjoniemi) |
| Fastest: | 123.65 | km/h | (SS3 Urria) |
| Planned stage distance: | 423.50 | km | (29.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 423.50 | km | (29.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,025.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,448.50 | km |
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