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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Previously Vaala was part of the Kainuu region but was transferred to Northern Ostrobothnia on 1 January 2016.

Manamansalo is the largest island in the Oulujärvi, the fifth largest lake in Finland. Administratively it belongs to the Vaala municipality in North Ostrobothnia, or Kainuu until 2016. It is the seventh largest inland island in Finland, or the fifth largest if Soisalo and Sääminginsalo are not counted as islands.

airfield in Vaala, Finland

Säräisniemi () is a village in the Vaala municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. The village was the municipal center of the then Säräisniemi municipality until 1954. The village is located on the west side of Lake Oulujärvi, on the shore of Niskanselkä, on a long cape of the same name, about from Vaala's town centre, from Kestilä and from Vuolijoki.

cable ferry in Vaala, Finland