Luukas who ?
Hello. I warmly welcome you to my website.
I am Luukas Väänänen, a 20-year-old bowler from Joensuu. I started bowling at the age of six, and it has completely captivated me. Now, I am aiming to become a professional bowler.
When I was six years old, my personal best was 173. Now, I have thrown the full 300 game 27 times, which is achieved by rolling twelve consecutive strikes. In June 2025, I won an individual bronze medal at the European Men's Championships and immediately after that, a bronze medal at the Youth World Cup tournament. I have a total of six prestigious competition medals and nine Finnish Championship medals.
2025 has been my breakthrough year so far, I achieved my first medal in a prestigious competition in the men's category. I also really value the bronze medal in the Youth World Cup, because the best under-21 bowlers from almost 40 countries participated. My previous medals in prestigious competitions have come from the under-19 categories. In the spring of 2025, I also achieved the individual silver medal in the Finnish Championship, as well as the Finnish Championship team gold and the silver medal in the doubles competition.
I am currently a member of the Finnish men's national team and my goals for the rest of 2025 are clear: success in the World Championships in Hong Kong in November-December and continuous development towards my dream - to be one of the most successful bowlers in the world within five years.
Future Events
Achievements
Merits:
2025 Youth World Cup, bronze (Sweden)
2025 Men's Masters EC, bronze (Denmark)
2025 EBT-Masters finals, 5th (Denmark)
2025 Swedish Elitserien, bronze
2025 Men's Finnish Championships, silver
2025 Men's Finnish Couples Championship, silver
2025 Men's Finnish Team Championship, gold
2025 Men's Finnish Championship League, bronze
2025 PBA USBC Masters, 25th (USA)
2025 PBA Shark Championship, 25th (USA)
2025 Brunswick Ballmaster Open, 25th (Finland)
2024 PBA Trials Chicago, 48th (USA)
2024 Youth Teams World Championships, 5-8th (Korea)
2024 Youth Mixed Teams World Championships, 5-8th (Korea)
2024 Men's Finnish Championship League silver
2023 Youth European Championship gold, team (Austria)
2023 Junior EC bronze, pair (Austria)
2023 Youth Finnish Champion
2023 Men's Finnish Championship League silver
2022 Youth European Championship gold, team (France)
2022 Youth Finnish champion
2022 Men's Finnish Championship League gold
2021 Youth European Championship bronze, team (Netherlands)
Total of 27 x 300 points
Numerous tournament wins in Finnish national competitions.
Six Series Record:
1597 points (average 266 pts)
Personal Information:
Name: Luukas Väänänen
Nickname: Luke
Birthdate: 05.01.2005 Joensuu, Finland
Home town: Joensuu
Length: 182 cm
Hobbies: Bowling, Gym and Golf
Coaches: Jarmo Ahokas and Juha Immonen (National Team) / Tomi Väänänen, Mika Koivuniemi
Physics coach: Ahti Toivanen
Manager: Tomi Väänänen
Massageur: Olli Rotko
Team: Leppävirran Mainarit, BK Kaskad
300 games
1. Kuopio, 5.11.2019
2. Joensuu 25.11.2020
3. Joensuu 4.12.2020
4. Joensuu 10.3.2021
5. Vuokatti, 1.5.2021
6. Vuokatti, 1.5.2021
7. Joensuu 31.8.2021
8. Helsinki 14.12.2021
9. Tuusula, 19.4.2022
10. Joensuu 4.5.2022
11. Joensuu 20.3.2023
12. Tuusula, 29.6.2023
13. Tuusula, 16.9.2023
14. Pori, 4.11.2023
15. Pori, 5.11.2023
16. Mikkeli, 14.11.2023
17. Mikkeli, 19.11.2023
18. Joensuu, 20.11.2023
19. Tuusula, 15.03.2024
20. Tuusula, 05.08.2024
21. Järvenpää, 04.09.2024
22. Hønefoss, 12.09.2024
23. Helsinki, 20.10.2024
24. Helsinki, 7.1.2025
25. Joensuu, Cosmic 23.1.2025
26. Joensuu, Cosmic 26.2.2025
27. Helsinki, Tali 4.5.2025
interested in partnership with me ?
I am interested for all kinds of co-operation options. For partnership matters, feel free to contact my manager:
Tomi Väänänen
tomi.vaananen@cosmicjoensuu.fi
p. +358 50 558 8510
Partnerships
Thanks Brunswick/Hammer. It's an honor to become a Hammer Staff player and join your team. I greatly appreciate the opportunity. I will do my best on and off the lanes to make you proud of me. I know that now I have the best possible products when I can use all Brunswick products. My favorite ball is the Purple Hammer, but the new NU Blue Hammer is also super good. Now we just work hard so that I can show my skills on the PBA tour in the near future.
I have used Turbo's products throughout my bowling career. Turbo's grips in particular are like made for me, with them I get by far the best spin on ball. Developed as the original 2-N-1 Grip in 1989, the Turbo brand has grown to become one of the best and most innovative companies in the bowling industry. Turbo is respected worldwide as a company committed to giving back to the community, and improving the sport on all levels with top quality grip and accessory products; and exceptional service to distributors, pro shops, and bowlers everywhere.
My partnership with Abloy started in 2021. I've lived my whole life in Joensuu and Abloy's head office is located here too so it's very convenient for me to have them as a partner. Abloy is a pioneer in advanced locking and access control systems around the world. Their products are very familiar to me because all doors in our house are equipped with Abloy Yale products, and it makes it easier to move around because you never have to think about whether you have the keys with you or not.
Cooperation with Wetteri in 2021 started with the need to get myself a car with which to move safely to competitions. Wetteri is one of the largest car dealers in Finland, and the company has several car brands and extensive maintenance services. Partnership has now lasted over two years and Wetteri has offered me the possibility of easy and safe transport when I get to travel with the car they supported. Reliability and low operating costs are important to me with more than 40,000 annual driving kilometers.
My cooperation with Pohjois-Karjalan Sähkö started in 2021. PKS has moved into the era of responsible electricity use where customer choices play a decisive role. Using renewable energy, own electricity production, flexibility of consumption, electricity storage, electrification of transport - all of these are already available to choose from. For me electricity has always been the synonym for Pohjois-Karjalan Sähkö. Especially now I notice the ease and benefit of electricity when I can charge my hybrid car.
Cooperation with OmaSp bank began in 2022. OmaSp is the fastest growing bank in the Nordic countries, offering the best banking service in the Joensuu area in all financial matters. In Finland OmaSp serves more than 200,000 personal and business customers in 45 branches with around 500 experts. The start of the cooperation was natural from the need to open a housing savings account for myself. OmaSp was superior choice in service speed and customer service so I can warmly recommend OmaSp to everyone.
Cooperation with Iivari Mononen Oy began in the spring of 2024. The company manufactures durable wooden posts, strong infra timber needed for construction, and fence posts. Cozy and safe yard structures are made from the company's sustainable wood. Iivari Mononen Group is a domestic, family-owned group, which includes Scanpole - pole and fence post business and PrimaTimber - construction timber business. The company operates in four countries and has exported to 62 countries over the years.
I have partnered with Hartwall since 2021 and Hartwall is literally a refreshing partner. Starting the collaboration was easy as products were familiar and the taste of the drinks is superior. The most suitable product from the selection for me is Gatorade sports drink which is the best-selling and most popular sports drink in the world. It hydrates, refuels and restores better than any other sports drink.
Intersport is my first partner and an important one. Years of cooperation continues. The brand is the market leader in sports retail in Finland and this makes it much easier to purchase sports and competition clothing because everything you need is in their selection. I appreciate Adidas' competition shirts and golf pants, which are also perfectly suitable for bowlers due to their good flexibility. Peak's clothes, on the other hand, are perfect for free time. You name it, Intersport has it. It is worth doing business in Joensuu's shops, because there you can get the best service in the country.
I am proud of my cooperation with LähiTapiola East. Locality has always been important to me and LähiTapiola East shares the same values.
I have insured my car with LähiTapiola, and I know from experience how important it is that things are handled easily and quickly when damage occurs. LähiTapiola's claims service has been a great help to me in these situations.
Through our cooperation, we want to remind you that the best solutions can be found nearby.
I am excited about my collaboration with Karelia Ikkuna. Locality is important to me, and Karelia Ikkuna represents exactly that – high-quality domestic expertise from here in Eastern Finland.
Karelia Ikkuna is known for its sustainable and energy-efficient solutions that are designed for our conditions. Karelia Ikkuna received the national entrepreneur award in 2024.
Through our collaboration, we want to highlight the importance of local work and support our common environment.
I have challenges with my skin so it will be interesting to see what kind of results the Esse probiotic skincare range can bring. I use the products at home and also go for Esse facials.
Bowling and traveling pose their own challenges for skincare so high-quality and effective products will definitely ease my skin symptoms and clarify my skincare routine.
It is nice to collaborate with a company that uses natural cosmetics in its facials and values the natural balance of the skin.
Suomen Varaavuoro's reservation system is the market leader in Finnish bowling alleys and more than 300,000 reservations for bowling are made through it every year. Bowlers reserve almost 10,000 competition rounds every month through Varaavuoro. I personally use the calendar every day because it makes it easy to follow the competition rounds and which players are in which competitions. If your bowling center doesn't have Varaavuoro system yet in use then it's definitely worth try out free test period and see for yourself how overwhelmingly good Varaavuoro is.
Cosmic is our family company so it is more than natural to cooperate with it. More than 100,000 customers visit Cosmic every year and it offers activities for children, young people, adults and senior citizens alike. In addition to 14 bowling alleys you will find four billiard tables and a snooker table. There are five darts throwing places and a cozy meeting and sauna facilities on the upper floor. It's hard to find a better place for corporate events and occasions. Cosmic also serves as my training place so you can always find me there if I'm not on a competition trip elsewhere.
