TK OPen 2026
Eelis from team Asetus join a team of Finnish setters to put together the largest open bouldering competition Finland has seen.
Team Behind the boulders
The competition was hosted in Tampere by Tampereen Kiipeilykeskus. The setting team of TK Open was led by one of the best known setters in Finland Kalle-Pekka aka. “Keipsi” Lappalainen. In addition the team consisted from one of our own – Eelis Sallmen and local setters Nea Setälä, Veikka Volotinen and Tuomo Kuisma.
The competition featured 30 boulder qualification round and the winners in each category were decided in the 4-boulder final round.
This was the first big competition that Tampere had seen in years and the hype around the event was real.
The setting team delivered and I think it’s safe to say that this competition will see it’s second edition next year. Can’t wait!