Mailing address:
School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies
33014 University of Tampere, Finland

Visiting address:
Kanslerinrinne 1, Pinni B-building
4th floor (Translation Studies, Finnish Language) and 5th floor (Foreign Languages)

Tel:
+358 3 3551 7657 (Foreign Languages)
+358 3 3551 6040 (Finnish Language, Translation Studies)
Fax:
+358 3 3551 7146 (Foreign Languages)
+358 3 3551 7200 (Translation Studies)
+358 3 3551 7526 (Finnish Language)

http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/kielet
e-mail: firstname.lastname@uta.fi, further information: http://www.uta.fi/english/email.html

Departmental Adviser:
Departmental Coordinator, Ms Anna Wansén-Kaseva, Room B 5027
Tel. +358 3 3551 6150, Fax +358 3 3551 7146, E-mail anna.wansen-kaseva(at)uta.fi or kielet(at)uta.fi

Advisers by Subject:

English Philology: Studies Adviser, Ms Suvi Mäkelä, Room B 5047, Tel. +358 3 3551 6138

Estonian Language and Culture: Lecturer, Mr Lembit Vaba, Room B 4023, Tel. +358 3 3551 6328

FAST Area Studies: Lecturer, Mr John Hopkins, Room B 4058, Tel. +358 3 3551 6116

Finnish Language: Studies Adviser, Ms Kirsi Venho, Room B 4028, Tel: +358 3 3551 6330

French Language: Studies Adviser, Ms Emilia Mäki, Room B 5020, Tel. +358 3 3551 6145

General Linguistics: Lecturer, Mr Urho Määttä, Room B 4027, Tel. +358 3 3551 6141

German Language and Culture: Studies Adviser, Ms Emilia Mäki, Room B 5020, Tel. +358 3 3551 6145

Nordic Languages: Academic Assistant, Studies Adviser, Ms Sirje Lällä, Room B 5059, Tel. +358 3 3551 6757

Phonetics: Lecturer, Mr Michael O’Dell, Room B 4021, Tel. +358 3 3551 6350

Russian Studies Programme and Russian Language and Culture (including Czech Language and Polish Language): Studies Adviser, Ms Sirje Lällä, Room B 5059, Tel. +358 3 3551 6757

Spanish Language: Lecturer, Mr José Santisteban, Room B 5019, Tel.+358 3 3551 6142

Translation Studies, all languages: Studies Adviser, Mr Aatu Lehtovaara, Room B 4060, Tel.+ 358 3 3551 6104

Introduction to the School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies:
The School offers nine major subject options: English Philology, Finnish Language, French Language, German Language and Culture, Nordic Languages, Russian Language and Culture, and Translation Studies in English, German and Russian. Minor subjects include Czech Language, Estonian Language and Culture, General Linguistics, Phonetics, Polish Language, Spanish Language, Translation Studies in Swedish, and the FAST Area Studies and Russian Studies Programme.

In 2008 the School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies had some 2 000 degree students and 70 full-time teachers, including 14 professors, and a total staff of 78.

The School has extensive international contacts, including bilateral LLP/Erasmus agreements with over 70 European universities. In 2008 there were some 100 exchange students studying at the School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies, and at the same time some 80 degree students of the School were studying abroad.