Competitions · Finland
VERK VIII 2025
Helsinki · 6 September 2025 · 10 events · 22 competitors · 39 personal bests
Urho Kinnunen won three of the ten events (5×5, 3×3 one-handed, Skewb) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Aarni Salakari by 0.02 seconds. 22 competitors produced 39 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | Niko Ronkainen | 1.91 | 2.31 |
| 4×4 | Aarni Salakari | 27.44 | 32.01 |
| 5×5 | Urho Kinnunen | 58.12 | 1:00.15 |
| 6×6 | Luukas Lempinen | 1:43.56 | 1:47.55 |
| 7×7 | Luukas Lempinen | 2:45.93 | 2:50.11 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Urho Kinnunen | 9.90 | 12.86 |
| Clock | Aarni Salakari | 2.75 | 4.24 |
| Pyraminx | Mikael Hälinen | 2.36 | 2.91 |
| Skewb | Urho Kinnunen | 1.49 | 2.99 |
| Square-1 | Niilo Eskelinen | 6.57 | 8.71 |
The PB harvest
39 set · 8 still standing- Atilla Kopecky — Skewb single 1.78: into the top 0.88% of the event's history.
- Niilo Eskelinen — 3×3 one-handed single 11.97: into the top 2.9% of the event's history.
- Mikael Hälinen — 4×4 single 33.21: into the top 5.1% of the event's history.
- Joel Johannes Penttinen — 4×4 single 35.54: into the top 7.2% of the event's history.
- Luka Pöyry — 2×2 single 2.40: into the top 8.0% of the event's history.
- Joel Johannes Penttinen — 5×5 single 1:12.54: into the top 13.5% of the event's history.
- Joel Johannes Penttinen — Skewb single 5.18: into the top 19.5% of the event's history.
- Joel Johannes Penttinen — 6×6 single 2:42.72: into the top 32.2% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
1 regional record was set at this competition.
The field
22 competitors · 354 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
22 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.