VERK XII 2026

Date: Feb 7 - 8, 2026
City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue: VERK
Address: Sörnäistenkatu 1
Details: Instructions emailed to registered competitors
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Niko Ronkainen, Speedcubing Finland ry, and Tomi Ronkainen
WCA Delegates: Niko Ronkainen and Tomi Ronkainen

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Information

Please read through the regulations before the competition.
We highly recommend not bringing any guests. However, we're required to allow 1 guest per competitor.

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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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).

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	28.06	30.98	Finland	36.30	31.68	28.06	33.18	28.09
2	Aarni Salakari	27.88	31.08	Finland	35.34	28.41	29.49	27.88	41.47
3	Antto Pitkänen	31.74	37.04	Finland	40.58	31.74	38.52	37.04	35.55

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	55.39	58.68	Finland	58.22	1:05.12	56.01	55.39	1:01.82
2	Antto Pitkänen	55.45	1:01.11	Finland	1:01.38	1:01.96	55.45	1:09.50	59.98
3	Leo Alanen	56.95	1:02.17	Finland	1:07.89	1:04.79	56.95	1:00.84	1:00.88

6x6x6 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	1:42.48	1:46.10	Finland	1:50.43	1:45.39	1:42.48
2	Leo Alanen	1:51.25	2:04.15	Finland	1:51.25	2:10.58	2:10.62
3	Antto Pitkänen	1:52.77	2:05.60	Finland	1:52.77	2:09.41	2:14.62

7x7x7 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	2:47.35	2:52.04	Finland	2:56.96	2:47.35	2:51.81
2	Leo Alanen	3:08.39	3:18.80	Finland	3:08.39	3:20.37	3:27.63
3	Aarni Salakari	3:14.72	3:19.40	Finland	3:14.72	3:17.30	3:26.17

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Leo Alanen	32	33.33	Finland	33	35	32
2	Luukas Lempinen	32	35.67	Finland	32	39	36
3	Timo Norrkniivilä	33	35.67	Finland	40	33	34

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Aarni Salakari	13.07	16.01	Finland	13.07	18.07	15.58	15.15	17.30
2	Luukas Lempinen	13.00	16.35	Finland	17.00	16.77	15.28	DNF	13.00
3	Eetu Lae	12.62	16.66	Finland	16.96	12.62	14.36	18.67	21.21

Clock

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Aarni Salakari	2.73	3.54	Finland	3.17	3.90	4.04	3.56	2.73
2	Leo Alanen	2.55	5.40	Finland	DNF	4.33	5.06	2.55	6.81
3	Luukas Lempinen	5.30	5.61	Finland	5.32	6.18	DNF	5.33	5.30

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	46.00	52.46	Finland	1:01.06	52.04	55.63	46.00	49.71
2	Ahti Isohanni	52.35	53.12	Finland	57.22	53.29	52.43	52.35	53.65
3	Aarni Salakari	55.00	58.66	Finland	58.19	55.00	1:03.54	58.23	59.56

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Oula Riihiaho	2.14	3.50	Finland	2.71	4.86	4.60	2.14	3.18
2	Antto Pitkänen	2.70	3.58	Finland	2.90	4.09	3.75	2.70	4.52
3	Leo Alanen	3.10	3.63	Finland	3.32	3.92	3.64	3.10	6.66

Skewb

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Leo Alanen	3.55	3.87	Finland	3.57	4.24	3.79	3.55	4.57
2	Niko Ronkainen	2.96	4.00	Finland	5.21	4.72	3.35	2.96	3.94
3	Niilo Eskelinen	3.42	4.26	Finland	8.44	3.78	4.68	3.42	4.33

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Luukas Lempinen	6.19	7.69	Finland	8.45	6.19	7.69	12.06	6.94
2	Niilo Eskelinen	6.50	8.00	Finland	6.50	9.19	11.68	7.16	7.64
3	Aarni Salakari	7.16	9.95	Finland	11.76	7.16	13.52	7.18	10.91