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

Tenants’ Info Letter of May

/ 5.5.2026

Tenants of Soihtu receive a newsletter about the current housing topics every month. The newsletter is sent to the email address found in our system and provided by the tenant. In this month’s Tenant’s Info Letter, more info…

Sustainable Village brings students together on May 22 – join us in making everyday life more sustainable!

, , / 4.5.2026

What would a student community look like where items are reused, bikes stay in good shape, and creativity thrives? Come and experience it at the Sustainable Village event on Thursday, May 22, from 12 to 18 at Rentukka Square. The event offers a…

Emma makes moving easier at Soihtu

, / 4.5.2026

From May 2026 onward, Soihtu has introduced a new browser-based digital tool, Emma, into permanent use. Emma brings apartment inspections directly to residents and makes the moving process smoother. The application has been in pilot use since…