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 2,770 (31 July 2020)[2] 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.[1] The population density is 2.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.5/sq mi). Previously Vaala was part of the Kainuu region but was transferred to Northern Ostrobothnia on 1 January 2016.[6]

Vaala
Municipality
Vaalan kunta Vaala kommun
Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala
Coat of arms
Location of Vaala in Finland
Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu Arc sub-region
Charter	1954
Government
• Municipality manager	Tytti Seppänen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,764.04 km^2 (681.10 sq mi)
• Land	1,302.50 km^2 (502.90 sq mi)
• Water	461.45 km^2 (178.17 sq mi)
Area rank	54th largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	2,770
• Rank	230th largest in Finland
• Density	2.13/km^2 (5.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.3% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	0.6%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	15.5%
• 15 to 64	59.3%
• 65 or older	25.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21%
Website	www.vaala.fi

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.

People

• Anne Huotari (born 1959)
• Tytti Seppänen (born 1980)

References

1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
6. "Vaala siirtyy Kainuusta Pohjois-Pohjanmaahan vuoden 2016 alusta" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Ministry of Finance. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

External links

• Media related to Vaala at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Vaala – Official website