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Vaala
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| Province | Oulu | ||||
| Region | Kainuu | ||||
| Sub-region | Kajaani | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
1,765.57 km² 1,319.54 km² ranked 28th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
3,751 (2004) 2.8 inh./km² - 2.0% ranked 246th |
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| Urbanisation | 40.9% | ||||
| Unemployment | 20.6% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Veikko Tossavainen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.vaala.fi/ | ||||
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.
| Municipalities of Kainuu |  |
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| Hyrynsalmi | Kajaani | Kuhmo | Paltamo | Puolanka | Ristijärvi | Sotkamo | Suomussalmi | Vaala | ||
| Kainuu | Oulu Province | Finland |