Living with a flatmate
Living in a shared apartment gives you a lot, because you save money and make new acquaintances – maybe even lifelong friends – at the same time. In a shared apartment, you have your own room with a lock but you share common spaces, like kitchen and the toilet, with your flatmates. Soihtu has also shared studio apartments where you share only the hallway with someone else. You can see all our shared apartments easily at Browse apartments page (link opens in a new tab).
When living together with a flatmate, it is important to agree on common rules of the apartment so that living together is comfortable for everyone. In shared apartments, all tenants take care of the cleanliness together. Therefore, it is good to agree on some common rules with your flatmates right away. You can use the Our apartment rules sheet to agree on the rules together. To make cleaning easier, print out a cleaning list on the wall of the apartment together with a cleaning calendar, where you and your flatmates can mark the cleaning shifts you agree on.
At its best, living in a shared apartment can be a memorable time – you can share the joys and possible worries of student life together with your flatmates. In Kortepohja Student Village you have a great opportunity to get to know new cultures, as we have tenants from all over the world. Be open-minded when you meet your flatmate, and you will enjoy the time living together!
Moving to a shared apartment and want to get to know your flatmates beforehand? We can’t give our tenant’s information to other people without their permission. But, if you want to be in contact with your future flatmate beforehand, you can send us your contact information (asuminen@soihtu.fi) and give permission for giving them to your flat mate.
What are shared apartments like?
In Kortepohja Student Village there are shared apartments for all needs. For example, a room in shared apartment is an affordable alternative to consider for those students who only need to be in Jyväskylä occasionally or for a short period. Furnished rooms are reserved for exchange students of JYU and JAMK during the semester.
In principle, we place applicants of same sex in same apartments. The number of flat mates varies depending on the size of the apartment. In addition to normal shared apartments, in buildings F, H and J there are apartments in which tenants only share some of the shared spaces. In these apartments you have your own toilet and balcony.
You can check the number of rooms in an apartment by searching the layout of the specific apartment on our ’Browse apartments’ website.
Agree on the rules together
Common rules should be agreed upon right from the start. At least you should go through these things with your roommate:
- You can list the cleaning shifts of common spaces in the cleaning calendar.
- Agree on whether guests can be brought into the apartment and when.
- Go through which items in the apartment are shared – sharing is caring!
- Are some of the consumables shared (e.g. toilet paper and dish washing soap) and who buys them.
- Respect your flatmate’s schedules and observe the general silence hours.
- It’s good to talk about things directly with an open mind, even those things that upset you.
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