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JYY’s Council of Representatives decision on 1.12.2020: Service fee will no longer be charged from tenants moving out of an apartment due to renovation, service fees for Tower Building tenants will be refunded
At its meeting on 1 December 2020, the University of Jyväskylä Student Union’s Council of Representatives decided that the service fees (former transfer fees) charged in connection with the renovation of the Kortepohja Student Village buildings...
A possible exposure to Corona virus in the sauna of Kortepohja Student Village building A on MONDAY 18.1.
A person with Corona virus has visited the sauna of the Kortepohja Student Village building A on Monday 18.1.2021. Soihtu has received the information from the officials performing the Corona tracing. Soihtu has not received more exact information...
How to recycle all the Christmas waste?
During Christmas time a lot of different type of waste might accumulate. Proper recycling is extremely necessary, so we gathered few tips for you. Reuse! Any gift papers etc. that have remained good can be reused later. The residual stearin in...
Kortepohja got its own bit of Berlin
More than 20 graffiti artists got free hands to do their magic in the exit staircase of MNOP buildings during December. Their work can be found on nine floors, and styles are as diverse as are the artists. Part of the work can be seen through the...
Update your Online reservation service bookmark link!
The address of the Online reservation service for Soihtu’s tenants (reserving laundry rooms, Rentukka groupwork room, sauna turns and suchlike) has changed. Reserve your tenant’s services from https://varaus.soihtu.fi. Despite the address of the...
The Student Union vintage car Susanna revealed in the showroom in Kortepohja Student Village
The vintage car Susanna of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä has been revealed in the Kortepohja Student Village. The showroom is located in the newly renovated building C of Kortepohja Student Village, at the corner of the Rentukka square. The car is visible to all passers-by around the clock. The Vintage Car Susanna is a Packard convertible bought by the Student Union in 1960.
Kortepohja’s own Christmas calendar
This year we are not able to celebrate the Christmas all together, but it doesn't mean that the Christmas would be cancelled. We made Kortepohja's own Christmas calendar, so each one of you could get some Christmas spirit during December! Some of...
The Rentukka Gym closed from all users 1.12.-27.12.2020 (Updated article)
Soihtu follows the guidelines by the Student Union JYY, the University of Jyväskylä JYU and the City of Jyväskylä by implementing the procedures preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The City of Jyväskylä closes all its gyms from...
Join us in creating a window advent calendar in the Student Village!
At the initiative of one Student Village tenant, our goal is to implement a communal advent calendar in Kortepohja Student Village in December. The Kortepohja Student Village window advent calendar will be implemented between December 1 and 24, if a...
MNOP buildings need color and tidiness of common areas
In recent years, Soihtu has renovated the tower blocks located in the southern area of Kortepohja Student Village. When the renovation projects in that area are completed, it will be time to develop the northern area.At the moment, Soihtu is...
Soihtu didn’t have any foreknowledge of last weekend’s event – we apologize for the disturbance
A yard event has been organized in front of Rentukka on last Saturday, November 7, 2020, for which we have received feedback to Soihtu Housing customer service. Soihtu or Rentukka did not know about the event in advance, and thus we have not been...
Yard modification of Soihtu Vehkakuja
We will begin renewing the property of Soihtu Vehkakuja in November. The work is finished by the end of November. After that, there will be more guest parking spaces, a shelter for bicycles of the staff and customers of the offices in Vehkakuja 2B,...