VERK XVIII 2026

Date: Sep 19 - 20, 2026
City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue: VERK
Address: Sörnäistenkatu 1
Details: Instructions emailed to registered competitors
Contact: Organization team
Organizers: Niko Ronkainen and Speedcubing Finland ry
WCA Delegate: Niko 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.

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Events
Main event
Competitors: 20

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Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець) won with a mean of 24.00 moves in the 3x3x3 Fewest Moves event. Filip Åström finished second (31.00) and Urho Kinnunen finished third (31.67).

2x2x2 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Atilla Kopecky	1.28	2.27	Finland	2.29	1.28	1.47	3.06	3.78
2	Niko Ronkainen	1.94	2.66	Finland	2.43	2.04	3.52	1.94	4.73
3	Urho Kinnunen	1.58	2.74	Finland	2.17	4.39	1.66	1.58	4.69

4x4x4 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	27.44	31.68	Finland	31.45	30.87	32.73	35.39	27.44
2	Eetu Lae	29.59	36.53	Finland	39.82	37.63	41.43	32.14	29.59
3	Ahti Isohanni	34.71	36.98	Finland	36.16	38.42	34.71	36.36	39.95

5x5x5 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	52.67	56.72	Finland	1:05.95	52.67	1:00.21	53.47	56.49
2	Aarni Salakari	55.64	1:02.80	Finland	1:01.96	1:05.44	55.64	1:04.35	1:02.09
3	Niko Ronkainen	1:03.74	1:08.07	Finland	1:11.32	1:06.19	1:11.57	1:06.69	1:03.74

6x6x6 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	1:42.60	1:48.06	Finland	1:57.14	1:44.45	1:42.60
2	Niko Ronkainen	2:06.38	2:11.36	Finland	2:15.56	2:06.38	2:12.14
3	Atilla Kopecky	2:13.41	2:28.06	Finland	2:35.70	2:13.41	2:35.06

7x7x7 Cube

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	2:48.64	3:01.35	Finland	3:26.60	2:48.64	2:48.82
2	Niko Ronkainen	3:15.38	3:22.56	Finland	3:21.45	3:15.38	3:30.85
3	Atilla Kopecky	3:34.18	3:47.08	Finland	4:05.56	3:41.50	3:34.18

3x3x3 Fewest Moves

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець)	24	24.00	Ukraine	24	24	24
2	Filip Åström	23	31.00	Sweden	23	34	36
3	Urho Kinnunen	28	31.67	Finland	28	37	30

3x3x3 One-Handed

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	10.02	10.97	Finland	10.74	11.11	10.02	11.85	11.07
2	Eetu Lae	13.43	15.61	Finland	16.62	13.43	23.58	16.06	14.14
3	Niko Ronkainen	12.66	16.40	Finland	14.71	17.35	12.66	17.14	DNF

Clock

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Aarni Salakari	2.67	3.51	Finland	3.81	2.93	2.67	3.78	4.00
2	Atilla Kopecky	2.93	4.21	Finland	DNF	4.26	4.15	2.93	4.21
3	Urho Kinnunen	3.75	4.58	Finland	4.46	5.34	3.95	3.75	DNF

Megaminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	48.54	52.88	Finland	57.08	53.36	48.54	53.09	52.18
2	Luka Pöyry	48.82	56.11	Finland	57.92	55.71	1:02.66	48.82	54.69
3	Ahti Isohanni	53.72	57.07	Finland	55.67	56.55	59.00	53.72	1:03.12

Pyraminx

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Oula Riihiaho	1.93	2.32	Finland	1.93	DNF	2.03	2.20	2.72
2	Aaron Fabritius	1.96	2.73	Finland	2.96	2.71	1.96	DNF	2.52
3	Urho Kinnunen	2.43	3.38	Finland	3.87	5.57	2.81	2.43	3.47

Skewb

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Urho Kinnunen	2.20	2.67	Finland	6.07	2.44	2.20	3.36	2.20
2	Aapo Ilveskero	3.66	4.41	Finland	3.66	4.69	4.80	3.73	5.43
3	Niko Ronkainen	4.19	4.81	Finland	5.21	4.93	4.30	5.23	4.19

Square-1

#	Name	Best	Average	Representing	Solves
1	Atilla Kopecky	6.64	9.01	Finland	6.64	9.49	12.88	8.80	8.75
2	Aarni Salakari	8.48	10.40	Finland	10.57	11.76	8.48	8.86	13.12
3	Urho Kinnunen	8.51	12.10	Finland	8.51	11.09	11.68	17.93	13.53