Housing instructions
Why should you fill in an apartment card when moving in? Can I paint the walls of my apartment? Where should I advise my friend to park their car?
On the Instructions page, we have compiled information, instructions and tips for applying for and living in Soihtu’s housing location. See also our FAQ page for frequently asked questions.
Apply for an apartment
A certificate of your study place for your apartment application
Anyone can apply for an apartment of Soihtu Housing. Primary applicants for our apartments are members of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY), and other students after them. We verify the membership from the student register of...
Apartment offer and signing the tenancy agreement
Apartment offers are sent from noreply@soihtu.fi - please make sure that messages from this email address are not filtered into junk mail folder. After receiving an apartment offer, check the information of the apartment and the attached terms of...
Applying for a temporary storage
Soihtu also rents storages the sizes of which vary between 3,5 m2 and 12 m2. The storages are “semi-heated” and the walls are solid. In the biggest storage there is enough space, roughly, for furniture and moving boxes of a studio apartment. The...
Functional home
The smallest apartments in the renovated buildings A and C are Functional homes for students. These apartments are furnished and so they are suitable for exchange students or for people who live in another city and study in Jyväskylä a few days a...
Furnished apartment
Furnished apartment in Jyväskylä A furnished room in a shared apartment is an easy option for an exchange student. This communal housing type is great opportunity for an exchange student who is moving to a new city since it is an easy way to...
How to apply for changing apartments
You can apply for changing apartments by filling in an apartment application. Applying and offering an apartment proceeds in the same way as with all other applicants. When changing apartments in Soihtu's housing locations, you don't need to...
Instructions for applying
Applying for an apartment from Soihtu is easy to do online. Follow these instructions to make it even easier! Please note that submitting an application months before you actually need housing is unnecessary, as there is no formal waiting list;...
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Right of Tenancy
Apartments of Soihtu are primarily meant for students. Some of our residential properties are government-subsidized rental apartments (so-called VARKE, or previously ARA, apartments), whose tenant selection follows the VARKE's tenant selection...
The service fee
The service fee will also be charged for contract changes requested by the tenant according to the price list. You can see the service fee on your rent invoice. The service fee covers part of the costs that form when making changes to the...
Who can apply?
Anyone can apply for an apartment of Soihtu Housing. Primary applicants for our apartments are students and especially members of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY). Some of our properties are ARA...