Vaala
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 2,590 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,764.04 square kilometres (681.10 sq mi) of which 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.2/sq mi). Previously Vaala was part of the Kainuu region but was transferred to Northern Ostrobothnia on 1 January 2016.
Vaala | |
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Municipality | |
| Vaalan kunta Vaala kommun | |
Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Vaala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari |
| Charter | 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tytti Seppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,764.04 km2 (681.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,302.37 km2 (502.85 sq mi) |
| • Water | 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 54th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,590 |
| • Rank | 232nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.99/km2 (5.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.4% |
| • 65 or older | 37.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaala is also an old Finnish word, which means the phase in a river just before rapids.
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