Soihtu – enjoyable life in Jyväskylä
We administrate, develop and keep up the real estate facilities of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä.
Soihtu offers communal, ecological rental housing with good quality. Our apartments are excellent for students and affordable for everyone.
You get a lot as a tenant of Soihtu
Our rental apartments are modern, high quality and ecological with sensible rents.
Everyday services for tenants
Take care of your tenancy issues online, check your rent payments and apply for a new apartment within Soihtu.
Online reservations
Reservations for your everyday life: sauna turn, laundry turn and clubroom with your own credentials are available for almost all of our tenants. The link opens in a new tab.
Get to know our housing locations
We have apartments suitable for a student budget and the rent includes, addition to electricity and internet, also laundry shifts, general sauna shifts, a gym and various study and leisure facilities.
Soihtu has three different housing locations in Jyväskylä:
Soihtu is constructing in Kortepohja
The new construction in Kortepohja, the building U of Soihtu, can now be seen and heard on the area. The 9-storey student apartment building and a new grocery store will be ready in the spring of 2025.
News
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…
Tenant’s Info Letter of May
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 e-mail address found in our system and provided by the…
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…