Competitions · Finland
Finnish Championship Qualifier 2025
Helsinki · 20 September 2025 · 7 events · 14 competitors · 23 personal bests
Antto Pitkänen won five of the seven events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 7×7, won by Antto Pitkänen by 2.55 seconds. 14 competitors produced 23 personal bests, 11 of which still stand today.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Veera Lähteenmäki took a 4×4 single of 2:48.44 down to 1:19.48, 53 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | Antto Pitkänen | 29.89 | 34.81 |
| 5×5 | Antto Pitkänen | 1:00.38 | 1:02.84 |
| 6×6 | Antto Pitkänen | 2:01.62 | 2:05.38 |
| 7×7 | Antto Pitkänen | 3:19.54 | 3:34.83 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Antto Pitkänen | — | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Enrico Tenuti | — | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Daniel Houghton | 5 of 6 cubes · 45:07 | — |
The PB harvest
23 set · 11 still standing- Antto Pitkänen — 7×7 single 2:57.35: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
- Evelina Ojaniittu — 5×5 single 1:22.05: into the top 20.7% of the event's history.
- Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець) — 5×5 single 1:22.07: into the top 20.8% of the event's history.
- Aaro Lehikoinen — 5×5 single 1:26.87: into the top 24.8% of the event's history.
- Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець) — 6×6 single 3:04.15: into the top 43.0% of the event's history.
- Mirko Laur — 5×5 single 2:00.90: into the top 49.8% of the event's history.
- Aaro Lehikoinen — 6×6 single 3:19.15: into the top 50.2% of the event's history.
- Tymur Ostapets (Тимур Остапець) — 7×7 single 5:03.43: into the top 51.6% of the event's history.
First-timers
No people competed for the first time at this competition. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
14 competitors · 84 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
14 competitorsReading 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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.