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Pub quiz brings people together
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Pub quizzes have a long tradition at Rentukka. There have been breaks over the years, but now Brage Sekse Aarset has been hosting them at Rentukka’s restaurant for several...
Sign up for OmaArki course
A free course series for unemployed and studying young people aged 16–29 will begin on October 3rd at Lillukka. During the course, participants will prepare affordable and healthy homemade meals together and explore a theme related to everyday...
Attracted by services and communality
Text: Anna-Leena Kauppila | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Olga Ylönen and Antton Manninen, who met each other at the University of Jyväskylä, are Soihtu veterans: they have lived in Soihtu Vehkakuja, Soihtu Korttelikylä and the...
Childhood summers at the beach
Text: Anna-Leena Kauppila | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Kaisa Helste from the Soihtu Housing team spent a big part of her childhood summers in Mattilanniemi beach, also known as Alba beach. ”The happiest memories...
Who Gets a Student Apartment – and Why?
Have you ever wondered why you didn’t get a student apartment, even though you submitted your housing application well in advance?Recently, there has been public discussion in the media about the criteria and scoring systems used for selecting...
Stop by the POP UP point
Do you have any questions related to housing, your apartment, or even your rental agreement? Come and meet the staff from Soihtu at the Housing POP UP point in Rentukka on August 21st and September 9th.
Tenants’ Info Letter of July
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...
Student, are you prepared for the upcoming changes in financial aid this autumn?
General housing allowance will no longer be paid to students after July 31, 2025. Starting from August 1, 2025, students can apply for the student housing supplement as part of their study grant. These upcoming changes in student benefits...
Soihtu Housing service point has moved
Starting from June 2, 2025, Soihtu Housing service point will operate at a new address at Ilokivi (Keskussairaalantie 2). The service point will continue to be open on the first working day of each month from 10:00 to 15:00, on Wednesdays from...
Tips for applying a student apartment
The summer is approaching and many future students will receive information about their new place of study and start the search for an apartment. During the summer months, Soihtu receives several hundred applications every month. Here are our...
Tenants’ 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 email address found in our system and provided by the...
Soihtu received a Record Number of Housing Applications in 2024
The year 2024 was a busy one for Soihtu Housing operations. Upcoming changes in student support in Finland increased the demand for student housing, which was also reflected in the number of applications. In 2024, a record 4,981 applications were...