. . "Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Kainuu region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality S\u00E4r\u00E4isniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 3,118(30 June 2015) and covers an area of 1,763.95 square kilometres (681.06 sq mi) ofwhich 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi)is water."@en .