Vaala library holds exhibitions and small events in addition to basic library services
The Vaala Library offers e.g. books, magazines, language courses, sheet music, music and written recordings, videos, CD-ROMs, and exercise equipment. The library also houses one of the points in the Rokua Geopark Time Travel exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of the birth of the landscape of the Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark area, from the first stages of bedrock development to the latest ice age, the formation of ridges and the spread of human settlements and organisms to the region after the ice age.
Explore the website of Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark area here!
Opening times
Please check the opening hours on the Vaala library webpage.
Parking
There is a parking place outside the library.Coordinates
DD
64.562137, 26.835759
DMS
64°33'43.7"N 26°50'08.7"E
UTM
35W 492128 7159667
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Recommendations nearby
Scenic Route
· Rokua Geopark
On the Trail of the Ice Age - Lake’s Story
recommended route
Difficulty
Distance
101.2 km
Duration
1:35 h
Ascent
162 m
Descent
162 m
Europe's oldest bedrock, tens of kilometers of sandy beaches and maritime atmospheres on Finland's largest inland waters.
from Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark,
Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark
Scenic Route
· Rokua Geopark
Discovery of Art
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Distance
126.6 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
254 m
Descent
193 m
The Journey of Discovery in Art art trail, consisting of a total of seven works of environmental art, was completed in the Rokua Geopark area ...
from Katariina van Boxtel,
Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark
Vaala library
Niskantie 8
91700 Vaala
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
+358 40 1975934 https://www.vaala.fi/hyvinvointi/kirjasto/ E-mail: kirjasto@vaala.fi
91700 Vaala
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
+358 40 1975934 https://www.vaala.fi/hyvinvointi/kirjasto/ E-mail: kirjasto@vaala.fi
Maps and trails
Scenic Route
· Rokua Geopark
On the Trail of the Ice Age - Lake’s Story
recommended route
Difficulty
Distance
101.2 km
Duration
1:35 h
Ascent
162 m
Descent
162 m
Europe's oldest bedrock, tens of kilometers of sandy beaches and maritime atmospheres on Finland's largest inland waters.
from Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark,
Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark
Scenic Route
· Rokua Geopark
Discovery of Art
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Distance
126.6 km
Duration
6:00 h
Ascent
254 m
Descent
193 m
The Journey of Discovery in Art art trail, consisting of a total of seven works of environmental art, was completed in the Rokua Geopark area ...
from Katariina van Boxtel,
Rokua UNESCO Global Geopark

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