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.
Common areas
Online reservation system
In the housing locations of Soihtu you can find different spaces that you can reserve for studying and meeting purposes as well as for free time activities. Most of the common rooms are included in the tenants’ rent and a part can be reserved with...
Other facilities to reserve
In Rentukka you can find all kinds of common rooms, which you can reserve with an extra fee for studying and meeting purposes as well as for free time activities. If you need a bigger space for meetings, a sauna evening or a graduation party, these...
Piano Room
The Piano Room is located in The Student Village, downstairs of building N. Booking system for Soihtu tenants General terms The daily usage hours are from 8 am to 10 pm. The room cannot be used outside of these hours. You...
Public sauna shifts in Soihtu Korttelikylä
The tenants of Soihtu Korttelikylä have an opportunity to bath both in public shifts and book their own sauna shifts. The sauna for private sauna shifts is located in the ground floor of building D. In building B, there is a sauna for public...
Public sauna shifts in Soihtu Vehkakuja
These sauna shifts can be used freely by anyone living in Vehkakuja 2. If you want to book a private sauna shift, you can do it in Soihtu tenants' online booking system (opens in a new tab). Sauna 1 in building C has been renovated in summer...
Public sauna turns in Kortepohja Student Village
Public sauna turns are available in many parts of the Student Village. There are public saunas in buildings A, F, H and P. As a tenant you can use the public sauna shifts for free. If you prefer to enjoy the sauna in private, you can book a weekly...
Rentukka
In Kortepohja Student Village there are variety of services near-by and most of them included to your rent. Restaurant, gym, studying spaces and rooms for freetime can be found from Rentukka. From Rentukka you can find following spaces and...
Restaurants
When living in any of our housing locations, you always have restaurant with student-friendly prices around the corner. The students in Jyväskylä have enjoyed the services of Ilokivi and Rentukka (both owned by Semma) for decades already. Both of...
Saunas
There are public sauna turns for all our tenants in all our housing locations. The sauna in building A is also available to the users of Rentukka gym. If you want to have a sauna by yourself, you can reserve your own weekly sauna turn. On this page...
Sharing economy
It isn’t necessary to own everything – a part of commodities that facilitate everyday life can be shared with neighbours. Sharing economy brings joy into the residential community and nature thanks too! When living...
Table tennis
The table tennis is located in the Student Village, between Rentukka and building D. Instructions: Table tennis rackets and balls can be found indoors from Rentukka’s Bubble (in building B). Tenants can enter the space with their own...
Terms and conditions for sauna and leisure room reservations
These conditions apply to following spaces: Opinkivi Sauna and meeting space, rental sauna Bastu, meeting room Bertta, party venue Lillukka and Band room. The common rooms included in the Soihtu Housing services have their own set of rules and...