Area development
Kortepohja Student Village awarded with ARA’s Square Metres of the Year 2023 Award
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) has awarded its renowned Square Metres of the Year 2023 Award to the renovation and regional development project of the Kortepohja Student Village of the Student Union JYY.
Soihtu’s next new construction is a “hybrid building” combining housing and commercial services
Soihtu aims for a new, 9-story residential building to complement the building stock of the southern area of the Kortepohja Student Village. The new building is in the plans for the southern area of the Kortepohja Student Village, next to Kartanonkuja. No existing buildings need to be demolished because of this new construction, and the operation of the childcare facility in building Q will be secured during the implementation of the new project.
An energy renovation project begins at Soihtu Vehkakuja
n the energy renovation, a heat recovery system based on exhaust air heat pump technology will be built for the Soihtu Vehkakuja buildings. When the renovation is complete, the warm exhaust air of the buildings is recovered and used in heating. During summer, the recovered heat can be used also to heat domestic water, so the district heating consumption of the location will reduce significantly.
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,...