Vaala

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Vaalan kunta

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Coat of Arms Location

Province Oulu
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kajaani
Area
- Of which land
- Rank 1,765.57 km²
1,319.54 km²
ranked 28th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank 3,751 (2004)
2.8 inh./km²
- 2.0%
ranked 246th
Urbanisation 40.9%
Unemployment 20.6%
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Veikko Tossavainen
Home page [http://www.vaala.fi/]

For the district of Turku, see Vaala, Turku.

Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu, Kainuu region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the population was 3,751 as of 2004. The municipality covers an area of 1,765 km² of which 446 km² is water. The population density is 2.8 inhabitants per km².

Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

External links

[Official website of Vaala municipality]

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