Vaala - municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia in Finland
Vaala is a municipality in Eastern Oulu region, Finland.
Understand
Vaala is located near the Oulujoki River and Lake Oulujärvi, which is the fifth largest lake in Finland.
Get in
Regional road 800 (called Vaalantie) runs through the village centre of Vaala. The nearest highway is the national road 22 between Oulu and Kajaani, passing 2 km to the north-east.
There are also trains. The Vaala railway station 📍 has no services, but several trains daily.
Get around
By bus
Coaches passing by can be used, see Matkahuolto.
By taxi
- Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi
See
- Vaala Church (Vaalan kirkko), Järvikyläntie 3, 64.561445°, 26.839499°. The church of the municipality from 1961, designed by Dag Englund. 2022-07-02
- Säräisniemi Local History Museum (Säräisniemen kotiseutumuseo), Säräisniementie 345, 64.444881°, 26.769671°. 2022-07-02
- Kassu Halonen Art House (Kassu Halosen taidetalo), Kivarinperäntie 24, 64.382333°, 26.124368°. 2022-07-02
- Lamminaho Farm Museum (Lamminahon tila), Lamminahontie 231, 64.589063°, 26.732802°. 2022-07-02
Do
- Lumman reitti, Jylhämäentie, 64.556419°, 26.815079°. A hiking trail with a length of 5.3 km. 2022-07-02
- Rokua National Park. National park with a compact collection of glacial formations. Family-friendly trails over wooded sandhills with lichen-covered ground. Part of the northernmost UNESCO Geopark (as of 2022).
- Saharanta Beach (Saharannan uimaranta), Saharannantie (on the northern shore of Lake Oulujärvi), 64.551662°, 26.840838°. 2022-07-02
Buy
- S-Market Vaala, Kolehmaisentie 1, 64.558067°, 26.832471°. M–Sa 07:00 – 21:00, Su 09:00 – 21:00. A grocery store. 2022-07-02
- K-Market Tervaportti, Vaalantie 26, 64.560351°, 26.843352°. M–Sa 07:00 – 22:00, Su 09:00 – 22:00. A grocery store. 2022-07-02
- Pänikkä ja Piironki, Vaalantie 25, 64.559803°, 26.838810°, +358 44 984 6906, info@panikkajapiironki.fi. M–Th 10:00 – 15:00, F 10:00 – 17:00, Sa 10:00 – 14:00. A local general store. 2022-07-02
Eat
- Finlandiano Pizzeria, Vaalantie 22, 64.559744°, 26.841705°. M–Th 10:30 – 21:00, F 10:30 – 22:00, Sa 11:00 – 22:00, Su 12:00 – 21:00. 2022-07-02
Drink
Sleep
- Siitari, Vaalantie 12, 64.558179°, 26.836185°, +358 8 563 9000, info@siitari.fi. A hotel and restaurant. For one person: €49/day; for two people: €69/day 2022-07-02
- Gasthaus Vaala, Vaalantie 13, 64.558229°, 26.834782°, +358 40 060 0345. €55/day 2022-07-02
- Taikaloora, Haminatie 4 (on the shores of Lake Oulujärvi), 64.551875°, 26.833357°, +358 50 587 0814. 2022-07-02