Soihtu – enjoyable life in Jyväskylä
We administrate, develop and keep up the real estate facilities of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä.
Soihtu offers communal, ecological rental housing with good quality. Our apartments are excellent for students and affordable for everyone.
You get a lot as a tenant of Soihtu
Our rental apartments are modern, high quality and ecological with sensible rents.
Everyday services for tenants
Take care of your tenancy issues online, check your rent payments and apply for a new apartment within Soihtu.
Online reservations
Reservations for your everyday life: sauna turn, laundry turn and clubroom with your own credentials are available for almost all of our tenants. The link opens in a new tab.
Get to know our housing locations
We have apartments suitable for a student budget and the rent includes, addition to electricity and internet, also laundry shifts, general sauna shifts, a gym and various study and leisure facilities.
Soihtu has three different housing locations in Jyväskylä:
Soihtu is constructing in Kortepohja
The new construction in Kortepohja, the building U of Soihtu, can now be seen and heard on the area. The 9-storey student apartment building and a new grocery store will be ready in the spring of 2025.
News
Diving in Together
Text: Jenni Kirkkomäki | Pictures: Tiitu Design Expressions, gestures, listening, reacting, and experimenting. These are the building blocks of improvisational theatre. In improvisation, scenes and stories are created without a script. For many…
Our Urban Space
Text: Jenni Kirkkomäki | Picture: Tiitu Design The Uptown, which stretches from the corner of Kirkkopuisto Park to Seminaarinmäki, is Eeva Halkosaari’s favorite place in Jyväskylä. Eeva, who works as a substitute Venue Manager, talks about…
Green Week campaign coming to the housing locations of Soihtu 20th of November
A team of communication students from the University of Jyväskylä is organizing the Green Week campaign together with the Sovatek Foundation on 18.-22.11.2024. By participating in the campaign, you support the Sovatek Foundation’s…