The Business unit of JYY is now Soihtu for short. It is the developer and upkeeper of the real estate and restaurant properties of JYY, enabling students’ good life and communality. Soihtu promotes the business…
In addition to lobbying activities, JYY’s organization also has business operations that manage the real estate and restaurant business worth of tens of millions of euros and owned by JYY’s members, i.e. us, the students.…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, border crossing from and to Finland has been restricted. Currently the restrictions are gradually being lifted but in case of a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could result in…
The Student Union JYY has been the forerunner of Kortepohja development since the beginning. The Tower blocks built in 1960’s and ‘70’s are now a regionally renowned landmark of the area, and have been protected…
The Student Union JYY will build a new housing location in the cosy, central Mäki-Matti district. Two blocks of flats will be built in the new Korttelikylä location with the total built apartment area of…
Timo Lahtinen is the new Managing Director of The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä. JYY’s Council of Representatives made the appointment in their meeting on Tuesday December 10th based on the proposal of…
The Council of Representatives of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä has elected the Student Union’s Chair and Executive Board for the year of 2020. Nella Heikinmäki (Luonnontieteilijät) and Leo Toiminen (JYYn vihreät…
Interested in working at Finland’s oldest indoor festival? Jyrock, the legendary indoor festival organized by the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä, is looking for a production trainee for its team. The aim is…
On Tuesday, November 19th 2019, the Council of Representatives of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä decided on its budget for 2020. In connection with the budget, JYY’s membership fee for the academic…
The transformation of work and society has been discussed for over a decade now, yet consensus on solutions to the issue have remained elusive. Digitalization, globalization, and climate change are bringing about a revolution that…
The student movement has sought to introduce a national access plan for higher education to Finnish politics for years now, and a plan has finally been introduced in Rinne’s government programme. The aim is to…
Education is a theme that comes up constantly when discussing the successes of Finland. Free education improves equal opportunity to advance in life, and it deserves the recognition of being one of the greatest accomplishments…