Types of keys

There are different keys in use for Soihtu’s buildings. Keys are a tenants’ responsibility so take good care of your own keys.

If you need a door opening, call Soihtu Facility Services.

Student Village

Soihtu Vehkakuja

A magnetic stripe key card for the apartment and common rooms and a separate contactless key card (Village key) with which the gym and studying spaces in Rentukka can be accessed. 

Soihtu Korttelikylä

Contactless key card with which in addition to the apartment, the common rooms in Korttelikylä and the gym and some of the common rooms in Rentukka can be accessed.

What Village Key?

As a Soihtu tenant you will get a Village Key. With the Village Key you can enter following common rooms within each room’s opening hours:

  • Rentukka gym & weight-lifting room
  • Rentukka facilities (not Club room nor rooms with extra payment)
  • Common sauna shifts in buildings A & F (in the Student Village)
  • Common laundry rooms (in the Student Village)
  • In some buildings, the Village Key includes also the apartment key

See also:

Common rooms

More News

Tenants’ Info Letter of March

, , , , / 11.3.2025

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 email address found in our system and provided by the...

Office of Soihtu Moves to Ilokivi Student Union Building

, , / 13.2.2025

The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä (JYY) wants to centralize its operations at Ilokivi. Space will become available on the second floor of Ilokivi, allowing the operations of Soihtu to be moved from Vehkakuja to the Student Union Building. The office space at Vehkakuja will be rented out to an external party.

Tenants’ Info Letter of January

, / 20.1.2025

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 email address found in our system and provided by the...