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General information - Location

Country	Finland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.842,Lat: 64.5617
Elevation	144 meter above sea level
Local time	20:37:13pm
Name province/region	Northern Finland (Pohjois-Suomen aluehallintovirasto)
Name Maakunta	Kainuu#Kajanaland
Name Kunta	Vaala

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Utajärvi	30.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kestilä	35.7 km	SouthWest
3 Vuolijoki	43.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Muhos	49.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Paltamo	51 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Helsinki	Finland	498 km	South
2 Tallinn	Estonia	583 km	South
3 Stockholm	Sweden	742 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Bothnia is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 78 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oulujoki, part of the larger catchment area Oulujoki-Iijoki. The nearest bigger lake is Oulujärvi (988.7 km² at a height of around 121 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Finnish border with a straight distance of 137.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 192 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Oulujärven seutu

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Helsinki Vantaa Airport (at a distance of 482 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kajaani Airport (at a distance of 52 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.1 km2

58.6%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Wet nature

8.7 km2

11.1%

Agriculture

3.2 km2

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

13.9 km2

17.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vaala in country Finland

Vaala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	259 km	WestNorthWest
2 Petäjävesi Old Church	Finland	269 km	South
3 High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago	Finland,Sweden	304 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Oulujrven saaret ja ranta-alueet	FI	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vaala
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vaala

Type of weather in Vaala	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	17 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	03:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam