Area development
Kortepohja Meeting organized by the City of Jyväskylä
Kortepohja's issues will be discussed in a meeting organized by the City of Jyväskylä on Thursday, March 10th in Rentukka. Meeting will be held in Finnish. The theme of the evening is the zoning of the Kortepohja downtown area. Other current...
Soihtu completes two major construction projects in the summer of 2022
Soihtu is currently working on two construction projects: the renovation project of the Student Village building E and the construction of the Soihtu Korttelikylä’s new site in Mäki-Matti. Korttelikylä will receive its new residents in July and the Student Village's building E in August. The application period is April 1 - April 30, 2022.
Soihtu assisting students to put down roots in Jyväskylä
Article picture: Anssi Kumpula Text: Kimmo Moilanen | Picture: Petteri Kivimäki People living in Jyväskylä find themselves in a fortunate situation because Jyväskylä is a growing city. The prognoses are looking good since they are...
Change in the city planning of the Kortepohja center discussed in the City Structure Board
The development of the Kortepohja center has been discussed for several years. JYY has been involved in drawing up a comprehensive development plan for the area in co-operation with the city and other key players in the area, as well as the Museum...
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...
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,...
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.
Building D renovation will be completed next autumn
The so-called Tower Blocks of the Student Village are being renovated one by one and currently the building D is under renovation. The building will be move-in-ready next autumn. Building D is one of our studio apartments’ building. Apartment...
Yard modification of Soihtu Vehkakuja
We will begin renewing the property of Soihtu Vehkakuja in November. The work is finished by the end of November. After that, there will be more guest parking spaces, a shelter for bicycles of the staff and customers of the offices in Vehkakuja 2B,...
Building a sustainable future
In 2020, the Soihtu business unit of JYY has established the principles of sustainability into its business strategy, and is developing its properties with the environmental viewpoint widely considered.
Facades of building B will be painted using a crane
The duration of the work is, depending on the weather, from the 20th of July to 7th of August 2020. The work will be done mainly from Monday to Friday between 7am and 6pm. Doing the work depends much on the weather and the duration of the work...