VERK XII 2026


Date
Feb 7 - 8, 2026
City
Helsinki, Finland
Venue

VERK

Address
Sörnäistenkatu 1
Details

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Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Niko Ronkainen, Speedcubing Finland ry, and Tomi Ronkainen
WCA Delegates
Niko Ronkainen and Tomi Ronkainen
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Information

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Lue säännöt (englanniksi, suomeksi) ennen kilpailua.
Suosittelemme saapumaan ilman vieraita. Joudumme kuitenkin sallimaan yhden vieraan per kilpailija.

Events
Main event
Competitors
14
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Highlights
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Aarni Salakari won with an average of 16.01 seconds in the 3x3x3 One-Handed event. Luukas Lempinen finished second (16.35) and Eetu Lae finished third (16.66).

Aarni Salakari - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 27.88 31.08 Finland 35.3428.4129.4927.8841.47
First round 1 30.23 30.58 Finland 30.2330.4130.9137.0430.43
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:00.70 1:06.74 Finland 1:09.921:00.701:08.971:07.341:03.90
First round 2 1:01.19 1:04.06 Finland 1:02.711:07.751:06.591:02.871:01.19
6x6x6 Cube Final 5 1:59.52 2:09.71 Finland 1:59.522:19.492:10.11
First round 3 2:08.58 2:10.64 Finland 2:13.352:08.582:09.99
7x7x7 Cube Final 3 3:14.72 3:19.40 Finland 3:14.723:17.303:26.17
First round 3 3:06.18 3:15.53 Finland 3:20.893:06.183:19.53
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 4 36 37.33 Finland 363937
First round 2 28 34.00 Finland 283440
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 13.07 16.01 Finland 13.0718.0715.5815.1517.30
First round 2 14.92 15.96 Finland 15.7814.9215.4418.1716.67
Clock Final 1 2.73 3.54 Finland 3.173.904.043.562.73
First round 2 3.03 4.13 Finland 4.883.233.03DNF4.29
Megaminx Final 3 55.00 58.66 Finland 58.1955.001:03.5458.2359.56
First round 6 1:03.20 1:05.58 Finland 1:03.201:06.531:06.631:14.601:03.59
Pyraminx First round 10 4.38 5.76 Finland 6.115.507.294.385.66
Skewb First round 11 4.00 9.46 Finland 10.074.664.00DNF13.66
Square-1 Final 3 7.16 9.95 Finland 11.767.1613.527.1810.91
First round 3 9.13 9.47 Finland 9.389.1310.019.279.75

Ahti Isohanni - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 9 37.97 43.30 Finland 37.9744.52DNF40.3545.03
First round 5 41.08 41.74 Finland 43.2642.2641.1641.8041.08
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 1:25.03 1:32.62 Finland 1:28.691:34.161:35.011:37.891:25.03
First round 7 1:24.65 1:26.77 Finland 1:26.811:28.061:43.651:25.441:24.65
6x6x6 Cube First round 10 4:39.98 Finland 4:39.98
7x7x7 Cube First round 9 6:06.84 Finland 6:06.84
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 4 31 34.67 Finland 333140
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 9 21.57 23.64 Finland DNF21.5722.7623.1325.03
First round 8 19.58 23.03 Finland 19.5825.3322.28DNF21.49
Clock Final 5 6.11 7.00 Finland 7.766.116.756.607.64
First round 6 5.73 6.80 Finland 6.398.016.015.738.13
Megaminx Final 2 52.35 53.12 Finland 57.2253.2952.4352.3553.65
First round 2 51.15 55.48 Finland 55.9654.5557.3151.1555.92
Pyraminx Final 9 4.14 7.00 Finland 4.148.266.747.276.98
First round 5 2.80 5.03 Finland 5.814.465.902.804.82
Skewb Final 7 6.20 7.01 Finland 7.096.857.086.207.26
First round 7 6.13 6.84 Finland 6.288.646.556.137.68
Square-1 Final 7 14.48 14.66 Finland 21.4514.7514.7014.5314.48
First round 6 11.43 14.92 Finland 11.8918.7211.4318.5814.28

Antto Pitkänen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 31.74 37.04 Finland 40.5831.7438.5237.0435.55
First round 3 30.19 34.62 Finland 34.2233.6442.1030.1936.00
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 55.45 1:01.11 Finland 1:01.381:01.9655.451:09.5059.98
First round 4 52.72 1:08.21 Finland 1:11.771:04.141:11.361:09.1252.72
6x6x6 Cube Final 3 1:52.77 2:05.60 Finland 1:52.772:09.412:14.62
First round 6 1:55.48 DNF Finland 2:16.861:55.48DNF
7x7x7 Cube Final 4 3:27.68 3:32.42 Finland 3:35.983:33.613:27.68
First round 4 3:06.85 3:17.94 Finland 3:30.723:06.853:16.24
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 10 37 DNF Finland 37DNFDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 12.15 17.14 Finland 20.1814.2112.1520.2017.04
First round 1 12.95 14.23 Finland 14.2713.8415.3514.5712.95
Clock Final 8 4.67 DNF Finland DNF4.9810.464.67DNF
First round 3 4.01 5.95 Finland 6.095.584.016.18DNF
Megaminx Final 4 54.27 1:00.57 Finland 54.271:05.3657.501:00.051:04.16
First round 3 49.70 57.53 Finland 1:00.8057.3459.0549.7056.21
Pyraminx Final 2 2.70 3.58 Finland 2.904.093.752.704.52
First round 2 2.76 3.67 Finland 3.663.664.373.682.76
Skewb Final 5 3.40 4.60 Finland 5.983.404.594.404.82
First round 3 2.23 4.45 Finland 6.252.234.343.535.48
Square-1 Final 5 11.32 12.55 Finland 12.4111.3213.4611.7720.11
First round 7 11.46 15.34 Finland 11.4621.3415.1716.2814.58

Eetu Lae - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 8 39.16 43.13 Finland 39.1640.3244.0245.0646.39
First round 8 38.42 45.79 Finland 48.7838.4242.3646.2449.23
5x5x5 Cube Final 9 1:34.67 1:38.60 Finland 1:44.801:34.791:42.031:34.671:38.99
First round 9 1:23.63 1:34.76 Finland 1:32.791:54.191:23.631:34.751:36.75
6x6x6 Cube First round 7 3:11.99 Finland 3:11.99
7x7x7 Cube First round 10 6:08.16 Finland 6:08.16
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 12.62 16.66 Finland 16.9612.6214.3618.6721.21
First round 4 15.10 17.75 Finland 15.1017.9822.6219.3715.91
Clock Final 9 5.05 DNF Finland 7.59DNF8.71DNF5.05
First round 5 5.79 6.66 Finland 8.615.796.006.537.46
Megaminx Final 7 1:03.64 1:07.53 Finland 1:16.361:10.881:03.641:06.611:05.11
First round 8 56.63 1:10.35 Finland 1:06.471:27.5156.631:10.291:14.29
Pyraminx Final 7 3.22 5.46 Finland 3.224.086.016.296.58
First round 6 2.30 5.18 Finland 7.632.305.496.423.64
Skewb Final 6 4.25 5.34 Finland 5.204.687.054.256.14
First round 2 3.11 4.42 Finland 4.095.183.113.989.29
Square-1 Final 6 11.63 13.57 Finland 12.9912.8719.5411.6314.86
First round 8 14.78 17.56 Finland 15.7018.5814.7818.4118.68

Ilmari Arima - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 6 36 47.33 Finland 574936
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 10 24.36 27.85 Finland 31.5426.4624.3634.3825.55
Megaminx First round 12 1:18.75 1:32.26 Finland 1:32.901:18.751:35.671:28.201:40.82
Pyraminx First round 13 5.77 9.63 Finland 15.295.7710.016.9611.91
Square-1 First round 12 26.04 30.51 Finland 33.2928.8426.0429.4035.30

Leo Alanen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 35.74 39.39 Finland 44.4248.1836.4237.3435.74
First round 2 32.63 34.59 Finland 34.6935.3932.6333.6836.89
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 56.95 1:02.17 Finland 1:07.891:04.7956.951:00.841:00.88
First round 5 1:01.81 1:10.81 Finland 1:01.811:02.111:17.691:17.621:12.70
6x6x6 Cube Final 2 1:51.25 2:04.15 Finland 1:51.252:10.582:10.62
First round 2 2:03.30 2:09.17 Finland 2:03.302:14.882:09.34
7x7x7 Cube Final 2 3:08.39 3:18.80 Finland 3:08.393:20.373:27.63
First round 5 3:06.63 3:22.65 Finland 3:19.843:06.633:41.47
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 1 32 33.33 Finland 333532
First round 1 30 32.00 Finland 353031
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 15.94 18.38 Finland 17.9917.8119.3415.9423.39
First round 6 17.48 20.56 Finland 17.4823.0119.8618.8123.63
Clock Final 2 2.55 5.40 Finland DNF4.335.062.556.81
First round 1 3.84 4.05 Finland 3.874.00DNF4.283.84
Megaminx Final 5 57.19 1:01.13 Finland 1:03.901:03.6357.7357.191:02.03
First round 5 59.24 1:05.31 Finland 1:08.021:07.3759.241:05.201:03.36
Pyraminx Final 3 3.10 3.63 Finland 3.323.923.643.106.66
First round 3 2.83 4.84 Finland 2.836.338.673.165.04
Skewb Final 1 3.55 3.87 Finland 3.574.243.793.554.57
First round 6 2.70 5.22 Finland 6.966.083.122.706.47
Square-1 Final 4 8.84 11.98 Finland 8.8419.6212.1210.7113.12
First round 4 9.48 11.53 Finland 17.179.4811.7810.9011.91

Luka Pöyry - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 12 1:01.84 Finland 1:01.841:04.35
5x5x5 Cube First round 10 1:31.19 1:35.01 Finland 1:37.061:32.861:38.281:31.191:35.12
6x6x6 Cube First round 8 3:18.27 Finland 3:18.27
7x7x7 Cube First round 7 5:00.57 Finland 5:00.57
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 12 32.12 34.22 Finland 32.1235.3435.8433.6433.69
Clock Final 7 10.46 11.84 Finland 12.6313.5710.5410.4612.35
First round 9 12.06 14.56 Finland 18.72DNF12.0612.3612.60
Megaminx Final 8 58.64 1:11.40 Finland DNF1:14.871:12.9658.641:06.36
First round 4 1:03.62 1:04.84 Finland 1:09.321:04.141:03.621:04.461:05.91
Pyraminx Final 5 3.60 4.87 Finland 5.154.675.024.933.60
First round 9 4.84 5.54 Finland 5.494.845.655.487.40
Skewb First round 9 3.12 8.25 Finland DNF3.1210.696.927.15
Square-1 First round 11 21.46 27.36 Finland 33.9123.1824.9821.4634.54

Luukas Lempinen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 28.06 30.98 Finland 36.3031.6828.0633.1828.09
First round 4 33.11 37.95 Finland 37.7837.0739.0033.11DNF
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 55.39 58.68 Finland 58.221:05.1256.0155.391:01.82
First round 1 51.81 57.36 Finland 54.5051.8153.751:03.83DNF
6x6x6 Cube Final 1 1:42.48 1:46.10 Finland 1:50.431:45.391:42.48
First round 1 1:38.59 1:41.22 Finland 1:44.621:38.591:40.45
7x7x7 Cube Final 1 2:47.35 2:52.04 Finland 2:56.962:47.352:51.81
First round 1 2:36.82 2:49.12 Finland 2:52.022:36.822:58.53
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 2 32 35.67 Finland 323936
First round 3 30 34.67 Finland 363038
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 13.00 16.35 Finland 17.0016.7715.28DNF13.00
First round 3 14.50 17.23 Finland 14.8316.6820.1814.50DNF
Clock Final 3 5.30 5.61 Finland 5.326.18DNF5.335.30
First round 7 4.49 7.28 Finland 4.497.818.227.466.57
Megaminx Final 1 46.00 52.46 Finland 1:01.0652.0455.6346.0049.71
First round 1 48.40 52.57 Finland 58.0648.4057.3651.1449.20
Pyraminx Final 4 3.24 4.74 Finland 5.223.244.87DNF4.12
First round 7 3.77 5.24 Finland 3.774.215.506.008.18
Skewb Final 4 3.47 4.36 Finland 6.984.374.293.474.43
First round 1 3.07 3.82 Finland 5.254.343.073.203.91
Square-1 Final 1 6.19 7.69 Finland 8.456.197.6912.066.94
First round 2 5.74 7.94 Finland 6.955.7416.617.209.67

Niilo Eskelinen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 35.01 42.00 Finland 38.5342.7845.8635.0144.70
First round 7 40.48 42.29 Finland 43.4641.3440.4846.5442.07
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 1:13.73 1:18.90 Finland 1:13.731:21.051:20.731:26.571:14.93
First round 6 1:11.89 1:18.57 Finland 1:26.841:16.551:11.891:31.261:12.33
6x6x6 Cube Final 6 2:21.63 2:28.70 Finland 2:27.772:21.632:36.69
First round 5 2:32.22 2:38.16 Finland 2:32.222:48.202:34.07
7x7x7 Cube Final 6 3:50.57 4:12.67 Finland 4:44.773:50.574:02.66
First round 6 4:27.64 Finland 4:27.64
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 7 36 DNF Finland 36DNSDNS
First round 5 34 38.67 Finland 424034
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 7 17.95 19.08 Finland 21.8317.9519.9318.5018.82
First round 7 18.50 20.61 Finland 20.3122.5938.7918.5018.93
Clock First round 11 5.74 DNF Finland 7.025.747.59DNFDNF
Megaminx Final 9 1:09.94 1:15.72 Finland 1:18.241:25.831:14.691:09.941:14.24
First round 9 1:03.75 1:16.12 Finland 1:23.891:03.751:20.511:07.541:20.32
Pyraminx Final 8 4.49 6.30 Finland 4.498.198.124.666.13
First round 8 4.36 5.41 Finland 6.224.415.596.554.36
Skewb Final 3 3.42 4.26 Finland 8.443.784.683.424.33
First round 5 4.06 4.99 Finland 4.565.544.065.764.88
Square-1 Final 2 6.50 8.00 Finland 6.509.1911.687.167.64
First round 1 6.26 6.89 Finland 7.616.267.396.796.50

Niko Ronkainen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 35.38 40.38 Finland 35.3837.8346.2644.6838.63
First round 6 33.58 42.11 Finland 33.5841.4345.5742.3442.56
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:03.50 1:07.03 Finland 1:06.611:09.851:05.421:09.071:03.50
First round 3 1:01.08 1:07.53 Finland 1:01.081:08.871:04.821:11.351:08.91
6x6x6 Cube Final 4 2:00.57 2:08.40 Finland 2:10.702:13.942:00.57
First round 4 2:11.79 2:16.56 Finland 2:20.872:17.012:11.79
7x7x7 Cube Final 5 3:21.98 3:41.09 Finland 4:00.113:21.983:41.19
First round 2 3:04.76 3:15.00 Finland 3:04.763:16.593:23.65
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 6 68 71.00 Finland 757068
First round 7 48 54.67 Finland 534863
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 15.88 18.51 Finland 15.8824.4918.3018.1819.05
First round 5 15.82 18.44 Finland 20.2317.3815.8233.6817.71
Clock Final 4 4.57 6.42 Finland 6.158.856.116.994.57
First round 4 5.32 6.06 Finland 6.205.426.575.3211.05
Megaminx First round 11 1:13.76 1:22.39 Finland 1:13.761:18.781:23.301:25.201:25.08
Pyraminx First round 11 4.52 6.41 Finland 6.674.526.895.666.91
Skewb Final 2 2.96 4.00 Finland 5.214.723.352.963.94
First round 4 2.18 4.67 Finland 12.612.183.974.645.40
Square-1 Final 9 17.58 24.83 Finland 58.3932.6217.5823.2718.61
First round 10 16.40 25.21 Finland 31.9421.0227.8216.4026.78

Oula Riihiaho - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 37.64 40.94 Finland 39.7042.8742.6637.6440.46
First round 9 43.04 48.06 Finland 46.9349.9247.3443.0451.90
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 1:20.66 1:26.81 Finland 1:20.661:22.351:24.98DNF1:33.09
First round 8 1:18.36 1:29.07 Finland 1:33.401:34.181:18.361:25.841:27.96
6x6x6 Cube First round 9 3:27.33 Finland 3:27.33
7x7x7 Cube First round 8 5:15.08 Finland 5:15.08
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 8 17.81 19.78 Finland 20.7819.2917.8119.2622.49
First round 9 24.68 26.53 Finland 24.6835.7225.2126.9527.42
Clock Final 6 6.79 8.65 Finland 10.867.586.798.909.47
First round 8 6.84 10.66 Finland 6.848.948.2814.76DNF
Megaminx Final 6 1:05.86 1:06.35 Finland 1:09.171:05.861:06.011:05.861:07.19
First round 7 1:01.55 1:08.51 Finland 1:01.551:05.401:16.181:17.211:03.95
Pyraminx Final 1 2.14 3.50 Finland 2.714.864.602.143.18
First round 1 2.19 2.43 Finland 2.412.205.052.192.69
Skewb Final 8 4.64 8.39 Finland 8.414.648.0110.018.75
First round 8 2.43 7.44 Finland 8.322.439.865.888.12
Square-1 Final 8 11.26 14.72 Finland 16.4415.0812.6511.2619.25
First round 5 13.40 13.91 Finland 13.8714.0213.4013.8415.66

Timo Norrkniivilä - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 10 50.22 Finland 53.8250.22
5x5x5 Cube First round 11 1:53.25 Finland 1:55.381:53.25
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 3 33 35.67 Finland 403334
First round 9 31 DNF Finland DNF3134
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 11 17.80 28.04 Finland 29.4846.9229.9217.8024.71
Clock First round 12 6.96 DNF Finland DNF13.207.28DNF6.96
Megaminx First round 10 1:03.01 1:18.78 Finland 1:34.581:36.401:08.231:03.011:13.53
Pyraminx Final 6 4.25 4.94 Finland 4.834.564.256.575.44
First round 4 3.58 4.96 Finland 5.073.976.353.585.84
Square-1 First round 9 19.62 23.75 Finland 20.6127.4119.62DNF23.23

Tomi Ronkainen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 56 59.67 Finland 616256
First round 8 53 56.00 Finland 625353
Clock First round 10 11.66 14.76 Finland 14.1116.8011.66DNF13.36

Väinö Leppänen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 11 56.45 Finland 1:09.4556.45
5x5x5 Cube First round 12 1:57.15 Finland 2:03.091:57.15
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 13 26.35 36.92 Finland 36.7226.3537.0540.8436.98
Megaminx First round 13 1:44.05 Finland 1:48.161:44.05
Pyraminx First round 12 4.63 8.62 Finland 8.814.639.147.9110.43
Skewb First round 10 4.87 9.26 Finland 11.014.8710.049.388.37
Square-1 First round 13 23.96 46.37 Finland 1:42.3623.9646.0042.9650.15
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