 He then started rallying and competed in the World Rally Championship for nine consecutive years during 1994–2002, and returned in 2006.He won the Swedish Rally Championship in 1996, and his most significant international successes have been in his home event, the Swedish Rally, which he won in 1994 when the event was not part of the WRC schedule.This was the first of four podiums and seven top ten finishes in nine attempts at this event.