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CHASING MÖLKKY SUCCESS

Terassimölkky is a familiar sight at the Finnish National Championships. Additionally, the club aims to participate in the World Championships and European Championships whenever possible. The team has even been seen competing in events like the German National Championships.

THE LINEUP

The core of Terassimölkky consists of the active quartet: Antti Hautapakka, Vesa Känsäkangas, Jouni Nieminen, and Jari “Peltsi” Peltola. Furthermore, the Terassimölkky Kvarken lineup hails from Ostrobothnia: Jarmo Mäkelä, Ville Toivonen, and Jussi Mäkelä.

JOUNI NIEMINEN

🥇 NATIONS CUP, POLAND, 2025
6️⃣ EUROPEAN INDOOR, 2025
8️⃣ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2025
🥈 SM-TRIPPELI, 2024
🥉 SM-HALLI, 2023
4️⃣ SM-NELURI, 2023
4️⃣ DEUTSCHE MEISTERCSHAFT, 2023
8️⃣ EUROPEAN INDOOR, 2022

Few of us have built a private Mölkky court in our backyard. Or had his picture featured in a prime spot on the Japanese Wikipedia page about Mölkky. Jouni has done both. Known for his powerful opening throw and strong arm, Jouni is sometimes also called “Rajakylän poistaja” (The Rajakylä Eliminator), referring to his ability to clear pins deep into the backcourt. Jouni has also represented the National Team and won gold in the Nations Cup, which was played in conjunction with the 2025 World Championships in Poland!

ANTTI HAUTAPAKKA

8️⃣ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2025
6️⃣ EUROPEAN INDOOR, 2025
🥇 SM-DUPPELI, 2024
🥈 SM-TRIPPELI, 2024
4️⃣ SM-NELURI, 2023
4️⃣ DEUTSCHE MEISTERCSHAFT, 2023
8️⃣ EUROPEAN INDOOR, 2022

Antti, who has also served as the Chairman of the Finnish Mölkky Association, possesses a strong vision for the sport both on and off the court. Antti has made a significant contribution to standardizing the game system of the Finnish National Championships and helped bring the sport to Yle’s television channels (national broadcaster) as part of the SM-viikko (Finnish Championships Week), and was active in guiding the Finnish Mölkky Association to become a partner member of the Finnish Olympic Committee, among many, many other duties. Before his chairmanship of Terassimölkky, Antti also served as the Chairman of the Helsinki Mölkky Club.

VESA KÄNSÄKANGAS

8️⃣ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, 2025
🥈 SM-TRIPPELI, 2024
4️⃣ SM-NELURI, 2023
4️⃣ DEUTSCHE MEISTERCSHAFT, 2023

Vesa is a Mölkky multi-talent, who, during his years on the board of the Finnish Mölkky Association, has, for example, built the association’s website, introduced video recording of the finals at the Finnish National Championships, and edited the games for YouTube. He has also compiled a medal table for Finnish players, designed the World Championships and Nations Cup medals for the IMO (International Mölkky Organization), designed the Finnish National Team jersey, and maintained the association’s social media accounts. Furthermore, acting as a one-man marketing agency, Vesa managed the marketing for the Finnish National Championships, which resulted in nearly 250 first-time participants and several of the largest National Championships ever organized. Vesa has also represented the National Team in the Nations Cup which was played in conjunction with the 2025 European Championships in Austria!

JARI “PELTSI” PELTOLA

🥉 SM-HALLI, 2023
4️⃣ SM-NELURI, 2023
4️⃣ DEUTSCHE MEISTERCSHAFT, 2023

Peltsi developed a near-real-time results service for the Terassimölkky tournament, which automatically reports not only team scores and rankings but also the hit accuracy and average points of individual players. Inspired by the world of Snooker, Peltsi has also analyzed the success of hundreds of players in the Finnish National Championships (SM-kisat) and used this data to create the official Mölkky Finnish Championship (SM) ranking. Like the others, he also served on the board of the Helsinki Mölkky Club before taking on responsibilities within his own club.