Vaala
| Vaala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Vaalan kunta | ||
Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala
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 Location of Vaala in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.550°N 26.833°ECoordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.550°N 26.833°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | |
| Charter | 1954 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Tytti Seppänen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,302.11 km2 (502.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,302.50 km2 (502.90 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 54th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,069 | |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.36/km2 (6.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 21% | |
| Urbanisation | 40.9% | |
| Unemployment rate | 20.6% | |
| Website | www |
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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.
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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