Vaala (village)

Vaalan kirkonkylä
Municipal centre
The village center seen from the south.
Vaalan kirkonkylä
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 64°33′34.99″N 26°50′24.97″E / 64.5597194°N 26.8402694°E / 64.5597194; 26.8402694
CountryFinland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
MunicipalityVaala
Area
 • Total
2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
1,094
 • Density4,113/km2 (10,650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Vaalan kirkonkylä (lit. 'Vaala church village') is the administrative center of the Vaala municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland, and also its only urban area with a population of more than 1,000.[1] It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Oulujärvi at the mouth of the Oulujoki River, along the route 800 between Puolanka and Siikalatva's Kestilä. The distance to Oulu is about 90 kilometres (56 mi).

The village has a railway station, which operates along the Oulu–Kontiomäki railway.[2] The village is also home to the 1960s Vaala Church, two grocery stores (S-market and K-Market),[3][4] a health center, a pharmacy, a fire station, a municipal library and two schools: a comprehensive school and a high school.[5] An inn called Majatalo Varis offers accommodation right in the centre.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2023" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Vaala railway station". VR. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ S-market Vaala (in Finnish)
  4. ^ K-Market Tervaportti (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Vaalan lukio (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Majatalo Varis (in Finnish)
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