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.
Services for tenants
Our rental apartments are modern, high quality and ecological with sensible rents.
My Soihtu
Contact the maintenance, check your rent payments or apply for a new apartment within Soihtu. Everything can be done easily online.
Online reservations
Reservations for your everyday life: sauna turn, laundry turn and club room with your own credentials are available all of our tenants.
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:
Event and meeting venues by Soihtu
Close to Rentukka and Ilokivi, rental spaces by Soihtu offer an inspiring setting for meetings, celebrations, and shared moments. Effortless reservations in our webshop.
News
Student exchange in a city within a city
Text: Anna-Leena Kauppila | Pictures: Tiitu Design Hugo Garcia travelled from southern France to Kortepohja in February 2025 for his student exchange. ”I’ve lived near the Mediterranean coast and, therefore, it felt quite cold but the human…
Changes to Act on Residential Leases from 1 October 2026: What Should Soihtu Tenants Know?
The legislation governing residential leases in Finland will be reformed on 1 October 2026. We will align the tenancy agreement terms of all our tenants with the provisions of the new legislation. As a result, all tenants will soon receive updated tenancy agreement terms to review and sign.
Breathing space in daily life
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiitu Design About ten years ago, Raj Tiwari moved from Nepal to Finland. He first studied in Turku, where he quickly grew fond of the atmosphere of the student village of the city. When his studies later continued…