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Soihtu Rents closed 17.3.
Soihtu Rents is closed on Friday 17th of March 2023. We are available next time on Monday the 20th of March...
Tenants’ Info Letter of March
Soihtu Housing tenants receive a newsletter about the current housing topics every month. The newsletter is sent to the e-mail address found in our system and provided by the tenant. Sometimes the e-mail program interprets the info letter as...
Scam messages concerning rent payments
Several Finns have been sent fraudulent text messages related to rent dept. The sender of the message is "Taloyhtiö" or a company acting as a landlord. Nothing should be paid to the account number mentioned in the message. There have been no...
Jyväskylä – a place for a student to be
In Jyväskylä, student life is much more than student parties (although of course there are plenty of those too). Also known as the Athens of Finland, Jyväskylä is a place where you can spend memorable years, enjoying various hobby opportunities,...
Remember the rent increase in March
The rent increase in 2023 will be 2.0% for the D and E buildings in the Student Village and 2.5% for other housing locations. The changes will take effect from 1 March 2023. The increase is based on higher interest and loan servicing costs as well...
Rentukka gym opens exceptionally 27th of February at 3 pm
Some surface painting will be done at the Rentukka gym, which will include at least the four pillars of the gym and worn wall surfaces. On Monday 27.2 the gym will be closed until 3 pm for maintenance and painting of surfaces. After 3 pm the gym is...
Men’s sauna in building A out of use 9.2.
The sauna on the men's side of building A will be out of use on Thursday 9.2 due to maintenance work on the panel ceilings in the washroom and changing room. The work will be completed by 10.2, so the sauna will be open again on Friday 10.2 at 7 pm....
The tenants’ committees for 2023 have been organized
In the housing locations of Soihtu, the tenants can influence housing and the development of community in many ways. At the tenants' meetings organized in November of last year, the committees for 2023 were chosen for each housing location and the...
Kortepohja Student Village awarded with ARA’s Square Metres of the Year 2023 Award
The Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland (ARA) has awarded its renowned Square Metres of the Year 2023 Award to the renovation and regional development project of the Kortepohja Student Village of the Student Union JYY.
Tenants’ Info Letter of January
Soihtu Housing tenants 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 e-mail address found in our system and provided by the...
Results from the autumn 2022 tenant survey
The autumn 2022 resident survey was the first to which the tenants of Soihtu Korttelikylä have also responded. The research material was collected from the tenants as an internet survey 14.-27.11.2022 sent to all tenants who subscribe to the Soihtu Tenant Info newsletter. The survey’s response rate was 25,1 %.
Meal prices for students in higher education at Ilokivi from January 9, 2023
The price of lunch paid by higher education students eating at restaurant Ilokivi will decrease, as the parliament has approved an increase in the amount of meal subsidy for students in higher education for the year 2023 on 16 December 2022. The amount of the meal subsidy will increase from 1 January 2023 and is 2.55 euros / meal.