Soihtu – enjoyable life in Jyväskylä

We administrate, develop and keep up the real estate facilities of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä.

Soihtu offers communal, ecological rental housing with good quality. Our apartments are excellent for students and affordable for everyone.

Services for tenants

Our rental apartments are modern, high quality and ecological with sensible rents.

My Soihtu

Contact the maintenance, check your rent payments or apply for a new apartment within Soihtu. Everything can be done easily online.

Online reservations

Reservations for your everyday life: sauna turn, laundry turn and club room with your own credentials are available all of our tenants.

Get to know our housing locations

We have apartments suitable for a student budget and the rent includes, addition to electricity and internet, also laundry shifts, general sauna shifts, a gym and various study and leisure facilities.

Soihtu has three different housing locations in Jyväskylä:

Event and meeting venues by Soihtu

Close to Rentukka and Ilokivi, rental spaces by Soihtu offer an inspiring setting for meetings, celebrations, and shared moments. Effortless reservations in our webshop.

News

Sustainable Living Info Event at Lillukka on February 11

, , / 2.2.2026

Make your daily life more sustainable and join the Sustainable Living info event on Wednesday, February 11, from 4–6 PM at Lillukka. You’ll get concrete tips on recycling, responsible consumption, the sharing economy, and housing in general.Come…

Housing POP UP at Rentukka on Monday 2 February 2026

, , / 30.1.2026

Soihtu Housing POP UP desk will be available in the Rentukka lobby during spring, always on the first working day of each month from 12:00 to 15:00. Come meet the Soihtu staff — ask questions about housing or just stop by for a friendly chat….

Tenants’ Info Letter of January

, / 12.1.2026

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…