diff --git a/src/api/backend.ts b/src/api/backend.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38b4507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/backend.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import axios, { AxiosInstance, AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
+import { getTokenCookie } from "@utils/auth";
+
+export const HOST = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}`;
+
+const axiosInstance: AxiosInstance = axios.create({
+  baseURL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL,
+});
+
+export enum APIPath {
+  TAGS = "/tags/:id",
+  EVENTS = "/events/:id",
+  FEED = "/feed/:id",
+  JOBADS = "/jobads/:id",
+  SIGNUPS = "/signup/:id",
+  SIGNUP_FORMS = "/signupForm/:id",
+  AUTH_TOKEN = "/api-token-auth",
+  AUTH_TOKEN_VERIFY = "/api-token-verify",
+}
+
+export type API = {
+  path: APIPath;
+  urlParams?: {
+    id?: string | number;
+  };
+  queryParams?: {
+    limit?: number;
+    offset?: number;
+    since?: Date;
+  };
+  authenticated?: boolean;
+};
+
+type Headers = {
+  Authorization?: string;
+};
+
+const getAuthHeader = (): string => {
+  const jwt = getTokenCookie();
+  return `JWT ${jwt}`;
+};
+
+const getHeaders = (auth?: boolean): Headers => {
+  if (auth) {
+    return {
+      Authorization: getAuthHeader(),
+    };
+  }
+  return {};
+};
+
+const fillUrlParams = (apiPath: APIPath, params: API["urlParams"] = {}): string => {
+  const path = apiPath
+    .split("/")
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .map((urlComponent) => {
+      // fill in each placeholder component like ':id' with value from params
+      if (urlComponent.startsWith(":")) {
+        const key = urlComponent.substring(1);
+        const value = params[key];
+        return value;
+      }
+      return urlComponent;
+    })
+    .join("/");
+  // code above strips leading '/' from path
+  return `/${path}`;
+};
+
+async function callBackendAPI<RequestType, ResponseType>(
+  path: APIPath,
+  urlParams: API["urlParams"] = {},
+  queryParams: API["queryParams"] = {},
+  method: AxiosRequestConfig["method"],
+  headers: Headers,
+  requestBody: RequestType,
+): Promise<ResponseType> {
+  const url = fillUrlParams(path, urlParams);
+  const request: AxiosRequestConfig = {
+    url,
+    method,
+    headers,
+    params: queryParams,
+    data: requestBody,
+    responseType: "json",
+  };
+  const response = await axiosInstance.request<ResponseType>(request);
+
+  const arrayResp = (response.data as { results?: ResponseType });
+  if (Array.isArray(arrayResp.results)) {
+    return arrayResp.results;
+  }
+  return response.data;
+}
+
+export async function getBackendAPI<ResponseType>({
+  path, urlParams, queryParams, authenticated,
+}: API): Promise<ResponseType> {
+  const headers = getHeaders(authenticated);
+  return callBackendAPI<undefined, ResponseType>(path, urlParams, queryParams, "GET", headers, undefined);
+}
+
+export async function postBackendAPI<RequestType, ResponseType>({
+  path, urlParams, queryParams, authenticated,
+}: API, body: RequestType): Promise<ResponseType> {
+  const headers = getHeaders(authenticated);
+  return callBackendAPI<RequestType, ResponseType>(path, urlParams, queryParams, "POST", headers, body);
+}
+
+export async function putBackendAPI<RequestType, ResponseType>({
+  path, urlParams, queryParams, authenticated,
+}: API, body: RequestType): Promise<ResponseType> {
+  const headers = getHeaders(authenticated);
+  return callBackendAPI<RequestType, ResponseType>(path, urlParams, queryParams, "PUT", headers, body);
+}
+
+export async function deleteBackendAPI<ResponseType>({
+  path, urlParams, queryParams, authenticated,
+}: API): Promise<ResponseType> {
+  const headers = getHeaders(authenticated);
+  return callBackendAPI<undefined, ResponseType>(path, urlParams, queryParams, "DELETE", headers, undefined);
+}
diff --git a/src/api/eventApi.ts b/src/api/eventApi.ts
index b4074ad..f6f81fe 100644
--- a/src/api/eventApi.ts
+++ b/src/api/eventApi.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
-import axios from "axios";
 import Event from "@models/Event";
-import { getAuthHeader } from "@utils/auth";
+import {
+  APIPath, deleteBackendAPI, getBackendAPI, postBackendAPI, putBackendAPI,
+} from "./backend";
 
-export const URL = `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/events/`;
-
-export interface Options {
+interface Options {
   limit?: number;
   offset?: number;
   auth?: boolean;
@@ -15,33 +14,28 @@ export interface Options {
 class EventApi {
   static async getEvent(id: number, auth = false): Promise<Event> {
     try {
-      const headers = auth ? { Authorization: getAuthHeader() } : null;
-      const resp = await axios.get(`${URL}${id}/`, {
-        headers,
+      return await getBackendAPI({
+        path: APIPath.EVENTS, urlParams: { id }, authenticated: auth,
       });
-      return resp.data;
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
 
-  static async getEvents(options: Options = {}): Promise<Event[]> {
-    const {
-      since, limit, offset, auth,
-    } = options;
+  static async getEvents({
+    since, limit, offset, auth,
+  }: Options = {}): Promise<Event[]> {
     try {
-      const params = {
-        since,
-        limit,
-        offset,
-      };
-      const headers = auth ? { Authorization: getAuthHeader() } : null;
-      const resp = await axios.get(`${URL}`, {
-        headers,
-        params,
+      return await getBackendAPI<Event[]>({
+        path: APIPath.EVENTS,
+        queryParams: {
+          since,
+          limit,
+          offset,
+        },
+        authenticated: auth,
       });
-      return resp.data.results;
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
       throw err;
@@ -50,12 +44,9 @@ class EventApi {
 
   static async createEvent(data: Event): Promise<Event> {
     try {
-      const resp = await axios.post(URL, data, {
-        headers: {
-          Authorization: getAuthHeader(),
-        },
-      });
-      return resp.data;
+      return await postBackendAPI<Event, Event>({
+        path: APIPath.EVENTS, authenticated: true,
+      }, data);
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
       throw err;
@@ -64,27 +55,18 @@ class EventApi {
 
   static async updateEvent(data: Event): Promise<Event> {
     try {
-      const putUrl = `${URL}${data.id}/`;
-      const resp = await axios.put(putUrl, data, {
-        headers: {
-          Authorization: getAuthHeader(),
-        },
-      });
-      return resp.data;
+      return await putBackendAPI<Event, Event>({
+        path: APIPath.EVENTS, urlParams: { id: data.id }, authenticated: true,
+      }, data);
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
 
-  static async deleteEvent(id: number) {
+  static async deleteEvent(id: number): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      const resp = await axios.delete(`${URL}${id}`, {
-        headers: {
-          Authorization: getAuthHeader(),
-        },
-      });
-      return resp.data;
+      await deleteBackendAPI<{ message: "OK" }>({ path: APIPath.EVENTS, urlParams: { id } });
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err);
       throw err;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchBackend.ts b/src/hooks/useFetchBackend.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6c1308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useFetchBackend.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import useSWR from "swr";
+import { APIPath, getBackendAPI } from "@api/backend";
+
+function useFetchBackend<DataType>({
+  apiPath: path,
+  fallbackData,
+  options,
+}: {
+  apiPath: APIPath,
+  fallbackData?: DataType,
+  options?: {
+    limit?: number;
+    auth?: boolean;
+  }
+}): {
+    data?: DataType,
+    error?: any
+  } {
+  const fetcher = (limit: number, authenticated: boolean) => getBackendAPI<DataType>({ path, queryParams: { limit }, authenticated });
+  const { data, error } = useSWR([options?.limit, options?.auth], fetcher, { fallbackData });
+  return {
+    data,
+    error,
+  };
+}
+
+export default useFetchBackend;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchEvents.ts b/src/hooks/useFetchEvents.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a810ba..0000000
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchEvents.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import { useRef } from "react";
-import useSWR from "swr";
-import isDeepEqual from "fast-deep-equal/react";
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
-import Event from "@models/Event";
-import { getAuthHeader } from "@utils/auth";
-import { URL, Options } from "@api/eventApi";
-
-const fetcher = (url: string, config: AxiosRequestConfig) => axios.get(url, config).then((res) => res.data);
-
-const generateFetchParams = (id = "", options: Options = {}) => {
-  const url = `${URL}${id}`;
-  const {
-    auth, since, limit, offset,
-  } = options;
-
-  return {
-    url,
-    config: {
-      params: {
-        since,
-        limit,
-        offset,
-      },
-      headers: auth ? { Authorization: getAuthHeader() } : null,
-    },
-  };
-};
-
-interface FetchArguments {
-  fallbackData?: Event | Event[],
-  id?: string;
-  options?: Options
-}
-
-const useFetchEvents = ({
-  fallbackData,
-  id = "",
-  options = {},
-}: FetchArguments) => {
-  const { url, config } = generateFetchParams(id, options);
-
-  // Use ref, since config dependency is non-primitive => without this we have infinite fetch loop
-  const configRef = useRef(config);
-  if (!isDeepEqual(configRef.current, config)) {
-    configRef.current = config;
-  }
-
-  const { data, error } = useSWR([url, configRef.current], fetcher, { fallbackData });
-  return {
-    data: data?.results || data,
-    error,
-  };
-};
-
-export default useFetchEvents;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchFeed.ts b/src/hooks/useFetchFeed.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cf0fe2a..0000000
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchFeed.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import { useRef } from "react";
-import useSWR from "swr";
-import isDeepEqual from "fast-deep-equal/react";
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
-import Post from "@models/Feed";
-import { getAuthHeader } from "@utils/auth";
-import { URL, Options } from "@api/feedApi";
-
-const feedFetcher = (url: string, config?: AxiosRequestConfig) => axios.get(url, config).then((res) => res.data);
-
-const generateFetchParams = (id = "", options: Options = {}) => {
-  const url = `${URL}${id}`;
-  const { auth, limit, offset } = options;
-
-  return {
-    url,
-    config: {
-      params: {
-        limit,
-        offset,
-      },
-      headers: auth ? { Authorization: getAuthHeader() } : null,
-    },
-  };
-};
-
-interface FetchArguments {
-  fallbackData?: Post | Post[],
-  id?: string;
-  options?: Options
-}
-
-const useFetchFeed = ({
-  fallbackData,
-  id = "",
-  options = {},
-}: FetchArguments) => {
-  const { url, config } = generateFetchParams(id, options);
-
-  // Use ref, since config dependency is non-primitive => without this we have infinite fetch loop
-  const configRef = useRef(config);
-  if (!isDeepEqual(configRef.current, config)) {
-    configRef.current = config;
-  }
-
-  const { data, error } = useSWR([url, configRef.current], feedFetcher, { fallbackData });
-  return {
-    data: data?.results || data,
-    error,
-  };
-};
-
-export default useFetchFeed;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useFetchJobAds.ts b/src/hooks/useFetchJobAds.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b422832..0000000
--- a/src/hooks/useFetchJobAds.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import { useRef } from "react";
-import useSWR from "swr";
-import isDeepEqual from "fast-deep-equal/react";
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
-import JobAd from "@models/JobAd";
-import { getAuthHeader } from "@utils/auth";
-import { URL, Options } from "@api/jobAdApi";
-
-const jobAdFetcher = (url: string, config?: AxiosRequestConfig) => axios.get(url, config).then((res) => res.data);
-
-const generateFetchParams = (id = "", options: Options = {}) => {
-  const url = `${URL}${id}`;
-  const {
-    since, limit, offset, auth,
-  } = options;
-
-  return {
-    url,
-    config: {
-      params: {
-        since,
-        limit,
-        offset,
-      },
-      headers: auth ? { Authorization: getAuthHeader() } : null,
-    },
-  };
-};
-
-interface FetchArguments {
-  fallbackData?: JobAd | JobAd[],
-  id?: string;
-  options?: Options;
-}
-
-const useFetchJobAds = ({
-  fallbackData,
-  id = "",
-  options = {},
-}: FetchArguments) => {
-  const { url, config } = generateFetchParams(id, options);
-
-  // Use ref, since config dependency is non-primitive => without this we have infinite fetch loop
-  const configRef = useRef(config);
-  if (!isDeepEqual(configRef.current, config)) {
-    configRef.current = config;
-  }
-
-  const { data, error } = useSWR([url, configRef.current], jobAdFetcher, { fallbackData });
-  return {
-    data: data?.results || data,
-    error,
-  };
-};
-
-export default useFetchJobAds;
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/events/index.tsx b/src/pages/admin/events/index.tsx
index edfc3f4..6cdddd0 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/events/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/admin/events/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { Button, Link } from "@components/index";
 import AddLink from "@components/AddLink";
 import Event from "@models/Event";
 import EventApi from "@api/eventApi";
-import useFetchEvents from "@hooks/useFetchEvents";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 const URL = "/admin/events";
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ const renderData = (events: Event[]) => {
 };
 
 const AdminEventPage: NextPage = () => {
-  const { data } = useFetchEvents({ options: { auth: true } });
+  const { data } = useFetchBackend<Event[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.EVENTS, options: { auth: true } });
   return (
     <AdminListCommon>
       <h1>Events</h1>
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/feed/index.tsx b/src/pages/admin/feed/index.tsx
index 793f27b..30092e5 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/feed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/admin/feed/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { Button, Link } from "@components/index";
 import AddLink from "@components/AddLink";
 import Post from "@models/Feed";
 import PostApi from "@api/feedApi";
-import useFetchFeed from "@hooks/useFetchFeed";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 const URL = "/admin/feed";
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ const renderData = (feed: Post[]) => {
 };
 
 const AdminFeedPage: NextPage = () => {
-  const { data } = useFetchFeed({ options: { auth: true } });
+  const { data } = useFetchBackend<Post[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.FEED, options: { auth: true } });
   return (
     <AdminListCommon>
       <h1>Feed</h1>
diff --git a/src/pages/admin/jobads/index.tsx b/src/pages/admin/jobads/index.tsx
index cc6e7fa..3de3931 100644
--- a/src/pages/admin/jobads/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/admin/jobads/index.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import AdminListCommon from "@views/admin/AdminListCommon";
 import { Button, Link } from "@components/index";
 import AddLink from "@components/AddLink";
 import JobAd from "@models/JobAd";
-import useFetchJobAds from "@hooks/useFetchJobAds";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
 import JobAdApi from "@api/jobAdApi";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 const URL = "/admin/jobads";
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const renderData = (jobAds: JobAd[]) => {
 };
 
 const AdminJobAdPage: NextPage = () => {
-  const { data } = useFetchJobAds({ options: { auth: true } });
+  const { data } = useFetchBackend<JobAd[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.JOBADS, options: { auth: true } });
   return (
     <AdminListCommon>
       <h1>Job advertisements</h1>
diff --git a/src/pages/in_english.tsx b/src/pages/in_english.tsx
index d1cfdef..db62e76 100644
--- a/src/pages/in_english.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/in_english.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { NextPage, GetStaticProps } from "next";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import Event from "@models/Event";
 import EventApi from "@api/eventApi";
-import useFetchEvents from "@hooks/useFetchEvents";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
 import Post from "@models/Feed";
 import FeedApi from "@api/feedApi";
-import useFetchFeed from "@hooks/useFetchFeed";
 import InEnglishPageView from "@views/InEnglishPage/InEnglishPageView";
 import PageWrapper from "@views/common/PageWrapper";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 const eventOptions = {
   limit: 4,
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ interface InitialProps {
 }
 
 const InEnglishPage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialEvents, initialFeed }) => {
-  const eventResult = useFetchEvents({ fallbackData: initialEvents, options: eventOptions });
-  const feedResult = useFetchFeed({ fallbackData: initialFeed, options: feedOptions });
+  const eventResult = useFetchBackend<Event[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.EVENTS, fallbackData: initialEvents, options: eventOptions });
+  const feedResult = useFetchBackend<Post[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.FEED, fallbackData: initialFeed, options: feedOptions });
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const InEnglishPage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialEvents, initialFeed }) =
         <link rel="canonical" href={`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL}/in_english`} />
       </Head>
       <PageWrapper>
-        <InEnglishPageView events={eventResult.data as Event[]} feed={feedResult.data} />
+        <InEnglishPageView events={eventResult.data} feed={feedResult.data} />
       </PageWrapper>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index b18dc68..309ee90 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { NextPage, GetStaticProps } from "next";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import Event from "@models/Event";
 import EventApi from "@api/eventApi";
-import useFetchEvents from "@hooks/useFetchEvents";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
 import Post from "@models/Feed";
 import FeedApi from "@api/feedApi";
-import useFetchFeed from "@hooks/useFetchFeed";
 import FrontPageView from "@views/FrontPage/FrontPageView";
 import PageWrapper from "@views/common/PageWrapper";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 const eventOptions = {
   limit: 4,
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ interface InitialProps {
 }
 
 const FrontPage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialEvents, initialFeed }) => {
-  const eventResult = useFetchEvents({ fallbackData: initialEvents, options: eventOptions });
-  const feedResult = useFetchFeed({ fallbackData: initialFeed, options: feedOptions });
+  const eventResult = useFetchBackend<Event[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.EVENTS, fallbackData: initialEvents, options: eventOptions });
+  const feedResult = useFetchBackend<Post[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.FEED, fallbackData: initialFeed, options: feedOptions });
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const FrontPage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialEvents, initialFeed }) => {
         <link rel="canonical" href={`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL}/`} />
       </Head>
       <PageWrapper>
-        <FrontPageView events={eventResult.data as Event[]} feed={feedResult.data} />
+        <FrontPageView events={eventResult.data} feed={feedResult.data} />
       </PageWrapper>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/src/pages/kilta/toiminta.tsx b/src/pages/kilta/toiminta.tsx
index e0efd46..3a35b82 100644
--- a/src/pages/kilta/toiminta.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/kilta/toiminta.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { NextPage, GetStaticProps } from "next";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import Event from "@models/Event";
 import EventApi from "@api/eventApi";
-import useFetchEvents from "@hooks/useFetchEvents";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
 import Post from "@models/Feed";
 import FeedApi from "@api/feedApi";
-import useFetchFeed from "@hooks/useFetchFeed";
 import ActualPageView from "@views/ActualPage/ActualPageView";
 import PageWrapper from "@views/common/PageWrapper";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 interface InitialProps {
   initialEvents: Event[];
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ interface InitialProps {
 }
 
 const ActualPage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialEvents, initialFeed }) => {
-  const eventResult = useFetchEvents({ fallbackData: initialEvents });
-  const feedResult = useFetchFeed({ fallbackData: initialFeed });
+  const eventResult = useFetchBackend<Event[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.EVENTS, fallbackData: initialEvents });
+  const feedResult = useFetchBackend<Post[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.FEED, fallbackData: initialFeed });
 
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/src/pages/yritysyhteistyo.tsx b/src/pages/yritysyhteistyo.tsx
index 5eed22b..b81c759 100644
--- a/src/pages/yritysyhteistyo.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/yritysyhteistyo.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { NextPage, GetStaticProps } from "next";
 import Head from "next/head";
 import JobAd from "@models/JobAd";
 import JobAdApi from "@api/jobAdApi";
-import useFetchJobAds from "@hooks/useFetchJobAds";
+import useFetchBackend from "@hooks/useFetchBackend";
 import CorporatePageView from "@views/CorporatePage/CorporatePageView";
 import PageWrapper from "@views/common/PageWrapper";
+import { APIPath } from "@api/backend";
 
 interface InitialProps {
   initialJobAds: JobAd[];
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ interface InitialProps {
 
 const CorporatePage: NextPage<InitialProps> = ({ initialJobAds }) => {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  const { data, error } = useFetchJobAds({ fallbackData: initialJobAds });
+  const { data, error } = useFetchBackend<JobAd[]>({ apiPath: APIPath.JOBADS, fallbackData: initialJobAds });
   return (
     <>
       <Head>