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Soihtu keeps the existing corona restrictions in its spaces
Soihtu wants to secure a safe and healthy daily life to all of its tenants and customers. According to the restrictions and recommendations by the City of Jyväskylä, the Finnish government and ministries, Soihtu keeps the existing restrictions to...
We have added information on Soihtu’s construction work
We have gathered current information about our on-going construction sites on one page. In addition to short depictions of each project, we will be updating details of the progress of each worksite. In the bottom of the page, articles about our area development and construction projects can be found. The page is available in Finnish and in English.
New cardboard compactor in the Village
A new cardboard compactor has been brought to the waste collection point next to D building. To use the compactor, the flattened cardboards are inserted through the opening in the device, at which point it starts operating automatically....
March 2021 Tenants’ Info Letter has been mailed
Soihtu Housing tenants receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village and Soihtu Vehkakuja every month. The newsletter is sent to the e-mail address found in our system and provided by the tenant. Sometimes the...
Cultivation boxes available 15.3. onwards
The tenants in Kortepohja Student Village have been able to reserve their own cultivation box free of charge during summer months. During last years the cultivation boxes have been quite popular, so this year there will be even more cultivation...
Soihtu’s common rooms and reservable spaces remain closed for March – learning spaces and Gym available with limited reservation capacity
JYY and Soihtu will follow the guidelines of the Finnish government concerning the lockdown in March. Due to lockdown, most of the Rentukka’s common rooms will remain closed until 31st of March. Rentukka's Gym, Weight-lifting room and Learning Spaces will be open for reservation starting from 1st of March.
Building D renovation will be completed next autumn
The so-called Tower Blocks of the Student Village are being renovated one by one and currently the building D is under renovation. The building will be move-in-ready next autumn. Building D is one of our studio apartments’ building. Apartment...
February 2021 Tenants’ Info Letter has been mailed
Soihtu Housing tenants receive a newsletter about the current housing topics in Kortepohja Student Village and Soihtu Vehkakuja every month. The newsletter is sent to the e-mail address found in our system and provided by the tenant. Sometimes the...
Join us for Good vibes afternoon chat online
Would you like to get to know your neighbours or get some peers support and company during your quarantine? Good vibes afternoon chat online every Tuesday and Thursday during February at 2 pm. We created own theme for each chat, so the...
Coronavirus testing in Kortepohja on Saturday 6.2.
The City of Jyväskylä will organise coronavirus testing in Kortepohja on Saturday, 6 February 2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The testing place is a separate facility in the Kortesuo day-care centre, address Taitoniekantie 9 E. For many Soihtu Housing tenants, this is better known as the Kortepohja Student Village building E.
During Corona epidemic, life turns to home – Soihtu is taking measures to make transition smoother
For us it’s important to secure the well-being and safety of all tenants. We hope that the measures we are introducing or reminding you of make the quarantine easier an keep the buildings safe for everyone.
Soihtu closes the tenants’ weekly personal sauna turns
Soihtu Vehkakuja and Kortepohja Student Village tenants’ personal sauna turns are closed from Friday 29.1. to 28.2.2021. The closing of all sauna turns is a pre-emptive measure against the spread of corona virus infections. The owners of the...