Country Finland Charter 1954 Municipal tax rate 21% Region Northern Ostrobothnia | Sub-region Oulu Arc sub-region Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Monday 10:25 PM | |
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Area rank 54th largest in Finland Weather 1°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 3,069 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,302.11 square kilometres (502.75 sq mi) of which 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.1/sq mi). Previously Vaala was part of the Kainuu region but was transferred to Northern Ostrobothnia on 1 January 2016.
Map of 91700 Vaala, Finland
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.
References
Vaala Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA