
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.

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:
News

Soihtu Housing service point has moved
Starting from June 2, 2025, Soihtu Housing service point will operate at a new address at Ilokivi (Keskussairaalantie 2). The service point will continue to be open on the first working day of each month from 10:00 to 15:00, on Wednesdays from…

Tips for applying a student apartment
The summer is approaching and many future students will receive information about their new place of study and start the search for an apartment. During the summer months, Soihtu receives several hundred applications every month. Here are our…

Tenants’ Info Letter of May
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…