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What is it like living in a new house?
A great number of Soihtu’s residential buildings are newly renovated or recently built houses. Living in a new house is often not only a nice but also an exciting experience, especially for the first tenant of the apartment, because there are...
Noises of the city disappear in nature
Kortepohja Student Village and Soihtu Vehkakuja are conveniently located next to Laajavuori, Haukanniemi and Viitaniemi outdoors and hiking routes, and many summer dwellers cycle around the Tuomiojärvi lake or go swimming at Köhniö. But what if the neighboring areas are already too familiar, and roaming new places feels intriguing? The Chair of the Board of Executives of the Student Union in 2021, Petri Laaksonen, shares his knowledge of a gem hiding in plain sight, reachable easily by bike or bus.
Proud of the own self-grown food
Last spring, Laura Del Castillo Munera, a tenant of the Kortepohja Student Village, read in the tenant newsletter about the possibility of getting her own cultivation box for the summer. Both Laura and her flatmate were excited about the idea of growing vegetables from the beginning, on their own yard.
Viewpoint on Housing: Tenant Activity in Transition
In the early days of Kortepohja Student Village it was assumed, as was typical to the 60’s and 70’s, that everyone wanted to participate in developing their living environment.
A friend became a flatmate
Although most students these days want to live in their own studio apartment, after moving to Finland Maria Marouli wanted to live in shared apartments to get to know other students.
Clarifications in the driving routes in Kortepohja Student Village
The entrance drivevay renovation of the Kortepohja student village was finished in the fall of 2020. In the renovation, some of the rooted driveways of the Student Village area were changed. According to the feedback and questions we have received,...
Common spaces will be open starting from May
JYY and Soihtu open the common spaces on the 1st of May. There will be hand sanitizers available for users. The use of face masks is recommended. The users need to follow the current recommendations and restrictions of the city of Jyväskylä and...
One election that took place long ago
Tenants' involvement in decision-making has long roots in the Student Union housing traditions. In 2006, e.g. Rentukka and donuts were related to tenant democracy. But who won the election?
Yön etkot live music event streaming in Kortepohja
Yön etkot pre-club will be organized in Kortepohja Student Village on Thursday 6.5.2021 from 16-18. Remote event includes live performances from Joose Keskitalo, DDR Rap Session and Una Harnett.
Updating the contactless key cards will soon be easier
An encoding device will soon be introduced for the tenants' use for the self-porogramming of expiring contactless key cards. Magnetic stripe key cards, however, will still require a visit at the service point.
Soihtu keeps the existing corona restrictions in its spaces
Soihtu wants to secure a safe and healthy daily life to all of its tenants and customers. According to the restrictions and recommendations by the City of Jyväskylä, the Finnish government and ministries, Soihtu keeps the existing restrictions to...
We have added information on Soihtu’s construction work
We have gathered current information about our on-going construction sites on one page. In addition to short depictions of each project, we will be updating details of the progress of each worksite. In the bottom of the page, articles about our area development and construction projects can be found. The page is available in Finnish and in English.