The School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies 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 2007 the School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies had 2187 degree students and 69 full-time teachers, including 14 professors, and a total staff of 77.

The School has extensive international contacts, including bilateral LLP/Erasmus agreements with over 60 European universities. In 2007 there were some 54 exchange studenst at the School of Modern Languages and Translation Studies, and at the same time some 85 degree students of the School were studying abroad.