Competitions · Finland

VERK XIV 2026

Helsinki · 11 April 2026 · 13 events · 12 competitors · 15 personal bests

Luukas Lempinen won seven of the 13 events (2×2, 5×5, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Luukas Lempinen by 0.04 seconds. 12 competitors produced 15 personal bests, 9 of which still stand today.

The moment

A national record

Luukas Lempinen set the Square-1 average national record: 6.66.

Seven wins

Luukas Lempinen — 2×2, 5×5, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves, Megaminx, Skewb, Square-1

0.04s

closest final — 2×2, Luukas Lempinen over Urho Kinnunen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Vincent von Schantz	6.58	7.12
2×2	Luukas Lempinen	2.20	2.68
4×4	Urho Kinnunen	26.49	30.45
5×5	Luukas Lempinen	49.75	55.94
6×6	Urho Kinnunen	1:35.65	1:38.08
7×7	Luukas Lempinen	2:28.55	2:38.71
3×3 Fewest Moves	Luukas Lempinen	31 moves	32.00
3×3 one-handed	Urho Kinnunen	9.97	13.07
Clock	Aarni Salakari	2.31	3.16
Megaminx	Luukas Lempinen	46.10	50.51
Pyraminx	Urho Kinnunen	1.75	2.87
Skewb	Luukas Lempinen	1.76	3.19
Square-1	Luukas Lempinen	6.73	7.81

The PB harvest

15 set · 9 still standing

Urho Kinnunen — 3×3 single 5.36: into the top 0.2% of the event's history.
Ahti Isohanni — Pyraminx single 1.71: into the top 0.69% of the event's history.
Eetu Lae — 4×4 single 30.54: into the top 3.2% of the event's history.
Ilmari Arima — Megaminx single 1:04.95: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
Ilmari Arima — 4×4 single 46.24: into the top 19.8% of the event's history.
Dimitrios Tolios Andrikopoulos — 4×4 single 54.63: into the top 30.3% of the event's history.
Dimitrios Tolios Andrikopoulos — Megaminx single 1:49.50: into the top 40.0% of the event's history.
Dimitrios Tolios Andrikopoulos — 7×7 single 4:31.13: into the top 41.4% 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

1 regional record was set at this competition.

The field

12 competitors · 209 results · 13 events.

Everyone who competed

12 competitors

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 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.