People · Finland
Veikko Juhani Heikinpoika Härkönen
3×3 · top 5.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HARK05
Veikko Juhani Heikinpoika Härkönen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.26, set at Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Finland. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 194 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.86 in September 2023 to 9.26, a 22% improvement. Veikko has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.26 | 10.98 | top 5.5% | 77 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 5.28 | top 11.4% | 149 / 671 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.49 | 31.41 | top 35.5% | 128 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.54 | — | top 43.5% | 183 / 388 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 109 / 188 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.79 | 15.00 | top 59.0% | 397 / 551 | |
| Skewb | 14.00 | 22.75 | top 74.8% | 337 / 405 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.26 at Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First competition: Estonian Open 2023. A 11.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Finnish Championship 2025 · 17 Oct 2025
- Finnish Championship 2024 · 17 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Arttu Puttonen — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eetu Lae — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.