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.
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:
Soihtu is constructing in Kortepohja
The new construction in Kortepohja, the building U of Soihtu, can now be seen and heard on the area. The 9-storey student apartment building and a new grocery store will be ready in the spring of 2025.
News
The power duo of events
Text: Anni Pajari | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design Almost all events in the Kortepohja Student Village are organized by the Tenants’ Committee. The Committee is made up of active villagers who want to be involved in creating a sense of…
Under the stars
Text: Jenna Pigg | Pictures: Tiina Salminen, Tiitu Design When asked Jonna Klinga, cleaning supervisor of Soihtu, her favorite place is the family cottage in Rutalahti, near Leivonmäki National Park. It has been an important place for Jonna…
Happy news for the Kortepohja district: Subway signs a lease in the new U-building of Soihtu
Soihtu has signed a lease with Subcom Oy on the retail space located on the ground floor of the U-building, which is currently under construction. Subcom is Finland’s largest Subway franchise company. A Subway restaurant will opened by Subcom in the U-building when the new building is completed in spring 2025.