Housing
Rent increase 1% in March 2022 – changes also in usage fees
Verifying the budget of the Kortepohja Student Village and Soihtu Vehkakuja for the year 2022, the representatives of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä and the board of Soihtu business unit have agreed on the rent charged in Student...
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...
JYY stops collecting security deposit
In accordance with the decision made by JYY's Board of Directors, JYY will not collect security deposits from new Soihtu tenants for contracts from 1 January 2022 onwards. This applies to contracts starting on 1 January 2022 or later, in cases where...
Key device is not in use at the moment
Key device located in the lobby of Rentukka is not in use at the moment. If your apartment’s contactless key card stops working during weekend, contact the maintenance company for door opening +358 10 524 8315. You will not be charged for...
November Tenant’s Info letter
Soihtu Housing tenants receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village and Soihtu Vehkakuja every month. The newsletter is sent to the e-mail address found in our system and provided by the tenant. Sometimes the...
Key box makes tenants’ daily lives easier
Soihtu has taken a new key box in use to make the daily lives of the tenants easier. In practice, the tenant can agree with Soihtu Housing customer service to collect their keys from the key box, for example when moving in to new apartment. The...
Remember to update the Village key card
If you haven't updated the contactless Village key card after May (when all tenants needed to pick up the new Village key card), you key card will expire within next few days.With the device located in the lobby of Rentukka (next to the info desk),...
Moving van has been taken out of service
AH Motors has informed us that their van is not used for renting anymore. The van on the Kortepohja Student Village’s parking deck is owned by AH Motors. If you have rented the van and have any questions about that, please contact AH Motors. If...
Public sauna turns in building F are cancelled due to repair work
Public sauna turns in building F are cancelled due to repair work. Estimated time the sauna is out of use is two weeks. We will inform tenants on our website, when the repairs are done and the sauna can be used again - we apologize for the...
September’s moving day
“The best thing about my job is making the everyday life easier for students. It’s also wonderful to see the sincere joy of the tenants moving into their own home,” concludes Katri Leppänen from Soihtu Housing team.
What happens behind every apartment change?
Approximately half of the residents of Soihtu change every year. Apartments are checked after each tenant and if necessary, cleaned or repaired.
Building T keys to be changed, locks to be updated
The key cards for building T are about to expire in early November. Tenants must pick up the new key cards, and at the same time the locks on all apartments will be updated. The update will be done on Monday 1.11. The apartments will not be visited....