Vaala

Vaala is a municipality in Eastern Oulu region, Finland.

Understand


Vaala centre lies where the river Oulujoki starts, at Oulujärvi, which is the fifth largest lake in Finland. Niskanselkä, the part of the lake north of Manamonsalo (about a third of it) belongs to the municipality.

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 in the town centre has several trains daily, but no other services.

There is a marina in the south part of the centre, at Saharanta. 1.5-m boating route from Sotkamo, 1.8-m fairway from Kajaani, 3,5-m fairway from Paltamo.

By bus
Coaches passing by can be used, see Matkahuolto.

By taxi

 * Smartphone apps: Valopilkku, 02 Taksi

See




Go next

 * Oulu
 * Paltamo
 * Kajaani