VERK XIII 2026


Date
Mar 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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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
15
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Highlights
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Aarni Salakari won with an average of 3.66 seconds in the Clock event. Atilla Kopecky finished second (4.04) and Leo Alanen finished third (4.94).

Aarni Salakari - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 7 3.00 3.45 Finland 3.704.563.153.513.00
First round 8 3.23 3.81 Finland 4.055.953.923.233.47
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 26.21 30.61 Finland 29.0432.6630.1332.6726.21
First round 3 28.15 32.96 Finland 35.0134.0534.5930.2428.15
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 1:00.88 1:04.81 Finland 1:05.041:07.331:07.071:02.321:00.88
First round 3 59.74 1:04.50 Finland 1:12.841:01.8559.741:01.551:10.09
6x6x6 Cube Final 4 2:01.35 2:04.85 Finland 2:03.322:01.352:09.87
First round 4 1:53.30 2:00.77 Finland 2:03.061:53.302:05.96
7x7x7 Cube Final 6 3:13.05 3:20.78 Finland 3:13.053:14.833:34.45
First round 7 3:11.01 3:21.92 Finland 3:11.013:28.083:26.66
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 5 31 35.00 Finland 373731
First round 5 32 33.33 Finland 343432
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 15.16 16.39 Finland 18.0216.7215.1616.7015.76
First round 1 13.18 13.86 Finland 17.7713.1813.7813.1914.60
Clock Final 1 2.64 3.66 Finland 2.643.705.363.813.46
First round 2 3.98 5.70 Finland DNF5.285.436.383.98
Megaminx Final 5 58.20 1:04.02 Finland 1:03.4358.201:08.061:03.051:05.58
First round 5 1:05.20 1:09.73 Finland 1:08.521:13.921:05.201:06.761:15.22
Pyraminx First round 8 4.82 5.49 Finland 7.004.824.925.306.25
Skewb Final 8 4.47 6.46 Finland 6.925.817.244.476.65
First round 6 4.36 5.02 Finland 4.364.734.995.356.35
Square-1 Final 4 8.49 10.83 Finland 8.4910.4114.3110.6911.39
First round 4 9.23 9.90 Finland 9.2310.2412.819.559.91

Antto Pitkänen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 1.20 2.69 Finland 2.204.732.761.203.10
First round 1 1.32 2.34 Finland 2.812.191.322.015.27
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 29.66 32.90 Finland 35.7130.9634.1033.6429.66
First round 5 33.69 37.62 Finland 37.4841.1134.2733.69DNF
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:00.89 1:06.62 Finland 1:03.571:05.451:10.841:00.891:37.74
First round 4 58.85 1:05.81 Finland 1:13.79DNF58.851:04.4259.21
6x6x6 Cube Final 6 2:02.17 2:07.22 Finland 2:13.732:05.752:02.17
First round 6 2:07.01 2:07.41 Finland 2:07.012:08.142:07.07
7x7x7 Cube Final 7 3:04.91 3:21.90 Finland 3:27.183:04.913:33.60
First round 6 3:06.65 3:19.11 Finland 3:11.043:39.633:06.65
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 9 34 DNF Finland 36DNF34
First round 7 35 36.00 Finland 353538
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 14.51 15.58 Finland 16.1915.2015.3616.3814.51
First round 3 13.61 14.64 Finland 15.2622.3213.7213.6114.94
Clock Final 4 4.14 5.81 Finland 5.2611.247.424.764.14
First round 3 4.47 5.75 Finland 4.476.965.424.888.69
Megaminx Final 3 50.08 56.21 Finland 50.0856.771:01.101:04.0150.75
First round 3 52.72 59.28 Finland 52.721:00.6655.391:02.121:01.79
Pyraminx Final 5 2.32 4.74 Finland 4.225.374.645.982.32
First round 5 2.91 4.47 Finland 2.915.084.723.814.89
Skewb Final 5 3.61 5.04 Finland 6.634.593.615.515.03
First round 5 3.06 4.45 Finland 6.153.653.543.066.40
Square-1 Final 7 11.27 16.76 Finland 11.2712.2448.6916.5921.46
First round 7 14.03 15.93 Finland 17.5515.4717.7214.7814.03

Atilla Kopecky - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 8 2.81 3.89 Finland 2.874.262.814.548.01
First round 7 2.86 3.61 Finland 4.382.862.873.594.41
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 33.37 40.88 Finland 41.0949.3537.2444.3133.37
First round 7 35.31 40.04 Finland 44.7545.0538.0835.3137.28
5x5x5 Cube Final 9 1:14.99 1:22.57 Finland 1:31.601:25.041:23.421:14.991:19.24
First round 9 1:13.66 1:21.86 Finland 1:27.871:21.261:13.661:23.171:21.16
6x6x6 Cube First round 9 3:03.20 Finland 3:03.20
7x7x7 Cube First round 9 4:44.61 Finland 4:44.61
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 6 32 37.00 Finland 393240
First round 9 35 39.67 Finland 423542
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 14.95 21.01 Finland 22.1026.0417.9123.0314.95
First round 8 12.59 19.37 Finland 27.2819.0819.8612.5919.17
Clock Final 2 3.75 4.04 Finland 3.79DNF4.314.033.75
First round 1 3.09 4.61 Finland 3.095.794.113.93DNF
Megaminx Final 7 1:12.79 1:16.43 Finland 1:19.131:12.791:13.901:16.261:49.43
First round 8 1:10.99 1:18.76 Finland 1:26.381:10.991:22.281:13.811:20.19
Pyraminx Final 3 3.57 3.85 Finland 4.223.75DNF3.583.57
First round 3 3.54 4.33 Finland 4.703.544.584.274.13
Skewb Final 4 3.02 4.62 Finland 9.154.394.165.323.02
First round 8 4.62 6.04 Finland 5.489.414.625.557.09
Square-1 Final 6 9.59 11.75 Finland 10.5714.9710.169.5914.51
First round 5 8.87 11.10 Finland 9.1817.1811.7312.408.87

Chiara Marcucci - Italy WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 13 1:02.24 Italy 1:02.241:12.17
5x5x5 Cube First round 13 2:06.82 Italy 2:06.822:36.96
6x6x6 Cube First round 12 4:59.58 Italy 4:59.58
7x7x7 Cube First round 12 6:50.06 Italy 6:50.06
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 3 25 29.00 Italy 372525
First round 2 29 30.33 Italy 332929

Jimi Helminen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube First round 10 3.70 6.14 Finland 7.033.706.664.737.30
4x4x4 Cube Final 9 46.15 52.88 Finland 53.5946.1552.4252.6257.47
First round 10 43.42 52.78 Finland 55.9151.131:11.2251.3043.42
5x5x5 Cube First round 11 1:43.95 Finland 2:07.791:43.95
6x6x6 Cube First round 11 3:46.68 Finland 3:46.68
7x7x7 Cube First round 10 5:52.15 Finland 5:52.15
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 11 30.54 34.15 Finland 35.4030.5436.3733.4433.62
Clock Final 7 9.72 12.26 Finland 11.5419.749.7212.3412.91
First round 8 11.44 17.06 Finland 11.4418.64DNF16.0816.45
Megaminx Final 9 1:25.35 1:36.05 Finland 1:48.871:41.391:25.351:35.041:31.71
First round 9 1:28.17 1:33.94 Finland 1:38.281:44.891:28.171:34.891:28.64
Pyraminx First round 9 5.04 7.69 Finland 12.985.575.047.4210.09
Skewb Final 9 4.61 7.44 Finland 8.447.258.204.616.87
First round 9 5.16 6.44 Finland 5.375.166.537.4212.05
Square-1 Final 8 16.65 24.87 Finland 20.3931.0523.1716.6532.92
First round 8 21.78 31.36 Finland 21.7832.9635.7428.8232.29

Leo Alanen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 2.38 2.86 Finland 3.0714.142.432.383.09
First round 4 2.14 3.26 Finland 2.595.203.753.452.14
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 31.97 38.69 Finland 44.0748.3639.6831.9732.32
First round 6 31.92 38.28 Finland 42.8840.6836.9931.9237.16
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:06.94 1:12.38 Finland DNF1:10.481:06.941:12.081:14.59
First round 5 1:03.33 1:08.97 Finland 1:07.691:12.971:07.281:11.931:03.33
6x6x6 Cube Final 3 1:57.58 2:02.90 Finland 1:57.582:09.152:01.98
First round 3 1:53.57 1:56.14 Finland 1:57.791:57.051:53.57
7x7x7 Cube Final 5 3:10.92 3:13.90 Finland 3:10.923:16.943:13.84
First round 5 2:56.89 3:17.17 Finland 3:22.192:56.893:32.43
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 7 32 37.33 Finland 433237
First round 4 31 33.00 Finland 323631
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 8 15.49 24.18 Finland 22.50DNF24.4215.4925.63
First round 6 15.91 18.97 Finland 19.5021.9115.9119.3118.10
Clock Final 3 3.84 4.94 Finland 3.845.824.795.994.21
First round 4 3.51 6.25 Finland 3.516.747.527.824.50
Megaminx Final 4 55.08 1:00.20 Finland 1:04.241:02.541:00.6557.4055.08
First round 4 57.67 1:07.30 Finland 1:05.161:05.8057.671:15.371:10.95
Pyraminx Final 4 3.17 4.43 Finland 3.174.07DNF3.795.42
First round 1 2.28 3.36 Finland 2.282.854.034.473.19
Skewb Final 3 3.51 4.55 Finland 3.513.624.205.846.20
First round 4 2.79 4.45 Finland 2.794.7210.134.743.88
Square-1 Final 3 7.14 10.57 Finland 13.839.2311.117.1411.38
First round 3 8.37 9.71 Finland 9.628.3710.6811.548.83

Leo Huuki - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube First round 11 3.90 6.84 Finland 7.616.356.577.623.90
4x4x4 Cube First round 12 59.32 Finland 1:00.2059.32
5x5x5 Cube First round 12 1:47.64 Finland 1:47.642:08.75
6x6x6 Cube First round 10 3:28.82 Finland 3:28.82
7x7x7 Cube First round 11 6:06.45 Finland 6:06.45
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 11 30 DNF Finland DNF30DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 10 24.70 32.22 Finland 35.2532.3731.9024.7032.39
Clock First round 12 9.95 DNF Finland DNF9.9513.1613.72DNF
Megaminx First round 11 1:59.41 Finland 1:59.412:11.63
Pyraminx First round 10 8.37 12.26 Finland 12.4213.958.3716.7810.42
Skewb First round 11 6.66 8.06 Finland 7.429.307.456.669.79
Square-1 First round 10 34.53 42.84 Finland 37.2234.5336.941:07.6254.36

Luukas Lempinen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 1.74 3.21 Finland 3.404.722.423.801.74
First round 6 1.97 3.40 Finland 3.501.976.932.464.24
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 27.16 29.67 Finland 32.4727.1630.6727.6930.64
First round 2 29.50 32.11 Finland 34.2829.5031.3930.6534.85
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 53.76 56.98 Finland 53.7656.3255.541:04.2059.08
First round 1 53.22 57.50 Finland 1:02.7959.4153.2257.1955.89
6x6x6 Cube Final 1 1:37.18 1:45.06 Finland 1:37.181:58.111:39.88
First round 2 1:47.23 1:53.03 Finland 1:50.932:00.931:47.23
7x7x7 Cube Final 2 2:46.12 2:50.41 Finland 2:46.122:53.242:51.88
First round 3 2:33.03 2:53.64 Finland 2:57.513:10.382:33.03
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 4 28 29.33 Finland 302830
First round 6 30 34.00 Finland 323040
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 13.54 15.87 Finland 16.6214.6613.5416.32DNF
First round 5 14.86 18.59 Finland 17.3920.2322.2714.8618.16
Clock Final 5 4.89 6.98 Finland 6.17DNF6.138.644.89
First round 7 4.35 7.26 Finland 5.484.358.91DNF7.39
Megaminx Final 1 47.45 51.15 Finland DNF47.4555.2948.0650.11
First round 2 47.86 52.43 Finland 55.3249.6447.8656.9352.32
Pyraminx Final 2 3.03 3.59 Finland 3.673.034.083.663.43
First round 4 2.61 4.34 Finland 4.654.924.144.242.61
Skewb Final 6 3.55 5.33 Finland 5.853.556.283.85DNF
First round 2 2.89 3.33 Finland 2.893.083.603.303.97
Square-1 Final 2 7.23 8.31 Finland 7.237.788.41DNF8.74
First round 1 6.51 8.02 Finland 6.518.107.848.12DNF

Niilo Eskelinen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 1.85 2.26 Finland 2.202.162.425.171.85
First round 5 1.99 3.30 Finland 3.931.992.613.933.35
4x4x4 Cube Final 8 41.41 44.11 Finland 54.9342.3241.4145.4444.57
First round 8 36.92 40.87 Finland 43.7642.0636.9240.0440.51
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 1:07.81 1:14.29 Finland 1:24.351:16.011:14.451:07.811:12.42
First round 8 1:09.35 1:16.29 Finland 1:21.441:36.931:09.351:14.961:12.47
6x6x6 Cube First round 8 2:12.47 2:28.12 Finland 2:22.442:12.472:49.44
7x7x7 Cube Final 8 3:56.25 4:23.75 Finland 3:56.254:01.525:13.48
First round 8 3:59.15 4:02.21 Finland 4:05.494:01.983:59.15
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 12 36 DNF Finland 3736DNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 17.12 18.13 Finland 17.1221.5118.6318.3117.45
First round 7 17.82 19.06 Finland 21.7218.6919.9417.8218.55
Clock First round 11 4.39 DNF Finland 4.39DNFDNF4.835.14
Megaminx Final 6 59.32 1:10.12 Finland 1:12.3759.321:09.621:11.851:08.88
First round 6 1:11.60 1:15.01 Finland 1:12.981:11.601:15.291:19.671:16.75
Pyraminx Final 7 3.92 5.42 Finland 3.927.314.738.314.22
First round 6 4.01 4.61 Finland 5.954.404.014.784.64
Skewb Final 7 4.06 5.80 Finland 7.545.616.165.634.06
First round 7 4.02 5.26 Finland 4.504.025.376.975.91
Square-1 Final 1 6.94 7.57 Finland 7.237.859.256.947.64
First round 2 6.33 9.10 Finland 8.969.388.9612.456.33

Niko Ronkainen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 2.30 3.17 Finland 2.802.893.832.305.70
First round 3 2.04 2.73 Finland 2.653.612.262.043.27
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 35.31 39.35 Finland 40.5239.8435.3142.8137.69
First round 4 32.64 37.20 Finland 37.8432.6433.8239.9441.90
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 1:05.72 1:14.06 Finland 1:14.281:19.571:16.651:11.241:05.72
First round 6 1:05.08 1:09.16 Finland 1:14.471:07.961:05.171:14.361:05.08
6x6x6 Cube First round 7 2:04.17 2:10.62 Finland 2:04.172:18.072:09.63
7x7x7 Cube Final 4 3:08.93 3:12.62 Finland 3:08.933:14.433:14.51
First round 4 3:00.12 3:04.17 Finland 3:01.063:00.123:11.33
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 8 68 68.33 Finland 686968
First round 8 29 37.00 Finland 352947
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 7 14.14 23.19 Finland 27.8017.2714.1439.3724.50
First round 4 14.07 16.19 Finland 19.9615.9418.2914.0714.34
Clock Final 6 5.66 7.25 Finland 8.277.736.415.667.61
First round 5 5.35 6.28 Finland 5.355.385.628.357.83
Megaminx Final 8 1:12.03 1:17.39 Finland 1:23.411:12.03DNF1:12.501:16.26
First round 7 1:07.13 1:15.80 Finland 1:12.141:16.401:18.871:07.131:29.54
Pyraminx Final 6 3.84 4.93 Finland 5.854.914.934.963.84
First round 7 3.66 4.87 Finland 3.666.715.105.324.20
Skewb Final 2 3.14 4.23 Finland 4.303.144.374.744.01
First round 3 2.58 3.65 Finland 2.583.926.223.583.44
Square-1 First round 9 23.97 32.10 Finland DNF32.8723.9724.4638.97

Tomi Ronkainen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Fewest Moves First round 10 50 55.00 Finland 505065
Clock Final 8 9.35 13.72 Finland 15.1414.509.3511.5217.03
First round 9 12.09 17.32 Finland 20.6912.0914.12DNF17.14

Urho Kinnunen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 1.73 3.02 Finland 1.732.32DNF4.012.74
First round 2 1.39 2.54 Finland 3.091.392.082.463.28
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 31.51 33.47 Finland 31.63DNF33.7731.5135.01
First round 1 30.16 31.92 Finland 30.8430.1631.9233.00DNF
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 1:00.60 1:05.62 Finland 1:04.651:06.591:11.991:05.631:00.60
First round 2 56.10 1:00.73 Finland 1:00.621:06.4856.101:04.6556.92
6x6x6 Cube Final 2 1:46.65 1:49.91 Finland 1:46.651:47.861:55.21
First round 1 1:37.05 1:40.73 Finland 1:41.031:37.051:44.10
7x7x7 Cube Final 1 2:31.33 2:35.79 Finland 2:39.362:31.332:36.68
First round 2 2:39.97 2:47.71 Finland 2:57.512:45.652:39.97
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 2 27 28.67 Finland 312827
First round 3 25 30.67 Finland 353225
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 12.60 14.19 Finland 16.3513.9615.3112.6013.31
First round 2 13.54 14.43 Finland 14.3215.5013.6613.5415.32
Clock Final 9 6.31 DNF Finland 6.31DNFDNFDNF15.83
First round 6 4.22 6.37 Finland DNF5.075.218.844.22
Megaminx Final 2 48.12 52.44 Finland 52.2455.3450.8848.1254.21
First round 1 47.29 51.77 Finland 1:07.3356.9347.4550.9447.29
Pyraminx Final 1 1.99 3.24 Finland 3.642.386.021.993.69
First round 2 2.53 3.67 Finland 4.123.553.653.802.53
Skewb Final 1 2.05 2.92 Finland 3.773.522.902.352.05
First round 1 1.86 3.11 Finland 3.683.722.921.862.73
Square-1 Final 5 8.92 10.93 Finland 8.9210.5012.659.6416.88
First round 6 9.64 14.54 Finland 11.439.6427.7518.4213.77

Viljo Malkavuori - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 14 1:54.86 Finland 2:19.691:54.86
Megaminx First round 12 2:44.59 Finland 2:52.802:44.59
Skewb First round 12 7.83 10.69 Finland 10.5811.1417.267.8310.35

Vincenzo Maria Gammino - Italy WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
4x4x4 Cube First round 9 41.47 44.56 Italy 43.4349.0547.2741.4742.99
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 1:14.52 1:18.15 Italy 1:14.521:17.111:16.781:20.571:28.34
First round 7 1:07.25 1:09.99 Italy 1:08.821:11.221:07.251:13.501:09.92
6x6x6 Cube Final 5 1:55.52 2:06.49 Italy 2:08.771:55.522:15.17
First round 5 1:58.61 2:05.12 Italy 1:58.612:08.422:08.33
7x7x7 Cube Final 3 2:41.19 2:58.42 Italy 2:41.193:08.063:06.01
First round 1 2:38.42 2:44.25 Italy 2:45.222:49.112:38.42
3x3x3 Fewest Moves Final 1 26 28.67 Italy 332627
First round 1 29 29.33 Italy 302929

Väinö Leppänen - Finland WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
2x2x2 Cube First round 9 4.19 5.15 Finland 4.384.195.925.146.82
4x4x4 Cube First round 11 50.70 55.10 Finland 55.8551.4158.4758.0450.70
5x5x5 Cube First round 10 1:40.94 Finland 1:54.721:40.94
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 9 17.57 27.01 Finland 21.5231.8327.6817.5732.12
Clock First round 10 17.04 17.80 Finland 18.5017.0418.2117.2717.91
Megaminx First round 10 1:41.26 Finland 1:48.791:41.26
Skewb First round 10 4.11 7.64 Finland 4.117.626.269.359.04
Square-1 First round 11 44.19 Finland 57.5944.19
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