Opiskelijat istuu Jyväskylä-kyltin luona

Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä

The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä is the students’ own advocacy and service organization that builds a better Jyväskylä for students.

Opiskelijat nauravat yhdessä.

Services

JYY offers its members a wide range of services that support studying, everyday life, and a sense of community. We are involved in building communities and creating a smoother student everyday life.

Kaveriporukka nauraa pöydän ääressä.

Advocacy work

JYY carries out systematic and goal-oriented advocacy work to improve students’ everyday lives, both in matters related to studies and to students’ well-being.

Opiskelijat nauravat yhdessä.

Events

JYY organizes a wide variety of multidisciplinary events for its members, bringing together students from different fields and creating unforgettable moments throughout the academic year.

We build a better Jyväskylä for students

Kolme opiskelijaa vapun vietossa

Find your community

A wide range of different subject and hobby associations operate within the student union, where you can take part in multidisciplinary leisure activities and become part of an active student community.

Kolme ihmistä katselee ylioppilaskylää katolla.

Housing

In Jyväskylä, students have access to a variety of comfortable and diverse housing options. In the housing locations provided by Soihtu, JYY’s business operations, you can find affordable, high-quality, and community-oriented homes tailored to students’ needs.

Opiskelijat pelaamassa lautapelejä.

Student card

As a student at the University of Jyväskylä, you can use the digital Slice student card or order a physical student card. The student card entitles you to, among other things, student-priced meals and discounts on public transport.

Useful links

Opiskelijat vappuna

Contact info

Service desk at Student House Ilokivi Keskussairaalantie 2
40600 Jyväskylä

Mon 11.30-13.00
Tue closed
Wed 11.30-13.00
Thu 11.30-13.00
Fri closed

We are also open by appointment, contact jyy@jyy.fi

jyy@jyy.fi

+358 50 430 6747
We answer the phone mostly during office hours 9am – 4pm.

Latest news

Sign up for the interdisciplinary Eco Cerficate!

/ 6.10.2026

Do you like vegetarian food? How are your recycling skills? Are you an experienced borrower (of something other than student loans)? By completing this ‘Eco Certificate’, in addition to feeling good about your everyday eco-friendly acts you can…

What is going on in the field of social and municipal policy advocacy?

/ 2.10.2026

The core focus of JYY’s advocacy work on social and municipal government are issues relating to student well being. Whilst student well being is the core of social policy advocacy, the core of the advocacy work itself lies in representation and…

What is going on in the field of academic affairs advocacy?

/ 30.9.2026

Academic affairs are a vast field overall, but it is not a stretch to say that studies, in particular, play a relatively central role in the lives of many students. Curriculum, the general organisation of studies, opportunities for student…

Get involved!

Every student can influence JYY’s activities by submitting initiatives, voting in Representative Council elections, applying for positions of trust, or participating in the activities of Representative Council groups.

Photos: Lotta Tuominen