Competitions · Finland

VERK XVI 2026

Helsinki · 27 June 2026 · 12 events · 15 competitors · 24 personal bests

Luukas Lempinen won four of the twelve events (5×5, 6×6, 7×7) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niko Ronkainen by 0.25 seconds. 15 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 22 of which still stand today.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Oula Riihiaho took a Pyraminx single of 1.66 down to 1.13, 32 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Luukas Lempinen — 5×5, 6×6, 7×7, 3×3 Fewest Moves

0.25s

closest final — 2×2, Niko Ronkainen over Eetu Lae

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
2×2	Niko Ronkainen	1.74	2.50
4×4	Aarni Salakari	29.98	32.08
5×5	Luukas Lempinen	53.55	57.84
6×6	Luukas Lempinen	1:35.60	1:44.89
7×7	Luukas Lempinen	2:33.32	2:47.15
3×3 Fewest Moves	Luukas Lempinen	22 moves	32.33
3×3 one-handed	Urho Kinnunen	11.49	12.23
Clock	Aarni Salakari	2.75	2.93
Megaminx	Urho Kinnunen	44.41	51.11
Pyraminx	Oula Riihiaho	1.76	2.38
Skewb	Urho Kinnunen	2.54	3.01
Square-1	Niilo Eskelinen	5.93	6.97

The PB harvest

24 set · 22 still standing

Oula Riihiaho — Pyraminx single 1.13: into the top 0.1% of the event's history.
Urho Kinnunen — 6×6 single 1:27.56: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
Niko Ronkainen — 3×3 one-handed single 10.87: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Aapo Ilveskero — Skewb single 2.14: into the top 1.7% of the event's history.
Luukas Lempinen — 3×3 Fewest Moves single 22 moves: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
Leo Alanen — 5×5 single 53.85: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Alisa Seppänen — 3×3 one-handed single 12.97: into the top 4.4% of the event's history.
Oula Riihiaho — Megaminx single 52.18: into the top 6.1% 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

15 competitors · 253 results · 12 events.

Everyone who competed

15 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.