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.
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 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.
The application period for the new building is open 20.1.-16.2.2025 and tenants can move in April 2025!
News
Office of Soihtu Moves to Ilokivi Student Union Building
The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY) wants to centralize its operations at Ilokivi. Space will become available on the second floor of Ilokivi, allowing the operations of Soihtu to be moved from Vehkakuja to the Student Union Building. The office space at Vehkakuja will be rented out to an external party.
Tenants’ Info Letter of January
Tenants of Soihtu receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village, Soihtu Vehkakuja and Soihtu Korttelikylä every month. The newsletter is sent to the email address found in our system and provided by the…
Apply for the new apartments in Kortepohja Student Village
The newest building in Kortepohja Student Village will be ready to welcome new residents in April 2025. The application period for apartments is open until February 16, 2025. The apartments feature modern surface materials and practical storage…