Nivala is a town and municipality in Finland, located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It covers an area of 536.88 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi), of which 8.92 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi) is water.
The town has a population of 10,300 (31 December 2025), giving a population density of 19.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.