Säräisniemi () is a village in the Vaala municipality in

North Ostrobothnia North Ostrobothnia (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of ...

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. The village was the municipal center of the then Säräisniemi municipality until 1954. The village is located on the west side of

Lake Oulujärvi A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from t ...

, on the shore of Niskanselkä, on a long cape of the same name, about from Vaala's town centre, from

Kestilä Kestilä is a village and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1867, ...

and from

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. The Finnish settlement in the Säräisniemi region began in 1552 when the Swedish King

Gustav Vasa Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (''Reichsverweser#Sweden, Riksföreståndare'') fr ...

ordered the

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to settle the wilderness surrounding Lake Oulujärvi. Säräisniemi separated from the

Paltamo Paltamo (, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kon ...

parish to become a chapel parish in 1779 and became an independent parish in 1865./ The , which was the second church in the lake region after

Manamansalo Manamansalo is the largest island in the Oulujärvi, the fifth largest lake in Finland. Administratively it belongs to the Vaala municipality in North Ostrobothnia, or Kainuu until 2016. It is the seventh largest inland island in Finland, or the ...

's church, was completed in 1781. The first school building in Säräisniemi parish, completed in 1884, currently houses a

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, which displays agricultural and household items collected from the Vaala municipality. The popular Camping Happy Beach is also located near Lake Oulujärvi.

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Säräisniemi's location
at Fonecta Vaala Villages in North Ostrobothnia {{OuluProvince-geo-stub

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