Kylä magazine
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...
Pub quiz brings people together
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Pub quizzes have a long tradition at Rentukka. There have been breaks over the years, but now Brage Sekse Aarset has been hosting them at Rentukka’s restaurant for several...
Childhood summers at the beach
Text: Anna-Leena Kauppila | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Kaisa Helste from the Soihtu Housing team spent a big part of her childhood summers in Mattilanniemi beach, also known as Alba beach. ”The happiest memories...
Together towards a more sustainable everyday life
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiitu Design Theodore Veistos moved to the Kortepohja Student Village as a new resident last spring. While walking around the village, he noticed abandoned items, trash, and furniture left in the hallways and other...
A sympathetic home in Kortepohja
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Valtteri Hiltunen ended up in Jyväskylä partly by chance. His grades guaranteed him a place to study at the University of Jyväskylä, and the new student guide that came with his...
The face of JYY and support for organizations
Text: Mari Lähteenmäki | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Petro Pitkänen, the Student Union's Member Services Secretary, works with JYY’s several associations. Petro has more than 14 years of experience from the boards of various...
The power duo of events
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Almost all events in the Kortepohja Student Village are organized by the Tenants’ Committee. The Committee is made up of active villagers who want to be involved in creating a sense of...
Under the stars
Text: Jenna Pigg | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design When asked Jonna Klinga, cleaning supervisor of Soihtu, her favorite place is the family cottage in Rutalahti, near Leivonmäki National Park. It has been an important place for Jonna...
The Student is The Owner
Text: Mari Lähteenmäki | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Hilma Hintikka studies management at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics. In autumn 2021, she had stopped working full-time in her previous profession as a...
Jyväskylä of pleasant surprises
Text: Jenni Kirkkomäki | Pictures: Mari Mansikkamäki, Visual Friday Some of the apartments of Soihtu are annually reserved for exchange students. One of the exchange students living in the Kortepohja Student Village is Jenna...
Community manager’s week
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Mari Mansikkamäki, Visual Friday 18.9.2023 An important part of my tasks is tenant counselling; supporting tenants with problems related to housing or life skills in general. Today, for example, I write...