Housing
Soihtu Housing’s New Service Manager Values Smooth Interaction
Katri Pennanen, the new Service Manager at Soihtu Housing, started in her role in mid-November 2025. She is responsible for the overall housing services, developing customer experience, and leading the team. In addition, she is part of Soihtu’s management team.
JYY Board’s Principle Decision on Implementing a Dual Rent Model in Soihtu’s Privately Financed Apartments at Soihtu Vehkakuja and Soihtu Korttelikylä
On October 29, 2025, the JYY Board issued a principle-level policy decision to begin preparing a new rent determination model, referred to as the “dual rent model,” for Soihtu’s privately financed housing units located in Korttelikylä and Vehkakuja.
Tenants’ Info Letter of October
Tenants of Soihtu receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village, Soihtu Vehkakuja and Soihtu Korttelikylä every month. The newsletter is sent to the email address found in our system and provided by the...
Easier Service – New Opening Hours
The Soihtu Housing Service Point now operates at the Ilokivi Student Union Building on campus together with JYY Member Services. During the autumn, the opening hours of the service point will be unified to make customer service even clearer and smoother.
The Children’s House and Babysitters
The first residential building in the Student Village was completed in 1968, and by the end of 1975, the village already had 16 residential buildings and a central building. In addition to the Rentukka restaurant, the central building housed the...
Technical expert ensures the functionality of buildings
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Jari Pihlajasaari works as a technical expert at Soihtu, responsible for the maintenance of building systems and matters related to locks and keys. Having worked at Soihtu for 22...
Sign up for OmaArki course
A free course series for unemployed and studying young people aged 16–29 will begin on October 3rd at Lillukka. During the course, participants will prepare affordable and healthy homemade meals together and explore a theme related to everyday...
Attracted by services and communality
Text: Anna-Leena Kauppila | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Olga Ylönen and Antton Manninen, who met each other at the University of Jyväskylä, are Soihtu veterans: they have lived in Soihtu Vehkakuja, Soihtu Korttelikylä and the...
Who Gets a Student Apartment – and Why?
Have you ever wondered why you didn’t get a student apartment, even though you submitted your housing application well in advance?Recently, there has been public discussion in the media about the criteria and scoring systems used for selecting...
Stop by the POP UP point
Do you have any questions related to housing, your apartment, or even your rental agreement? Come and meet the staff from Soihtu at the Housing POP UP point in Rentukka on August 21st and September 9th.
Tenants’ Info Letter of July
Tenants of Soihtu receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village, Soihtu Vehkakuja and Soihtu Korttelikylä every month. The newsletter is sent to the email address found in our system and provided by the...
Soihtu Housing service point has moved
Starting from June 2, 2025, Soihtu Housing service point will operate at a new address at Ilokivi (Keskussairaalantie 2). The service point will continue to be open on the first working day of each month from 10:00 to 15:00, on Wednesdays from...