Vainajala (1998) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX.

Vainaja is Finnish for a dead person, Vainajala meaning a name of a place inhabited by the dead.

The style that Vainajala was produced in was highly exceptional; The band went to a small cottage in the middle of Lapland with mobile recording equipment and producer Billy Gould, who had previously shown interest in the band largely unknown outside Finland.

Only a few visiting artists performed on the album.

All songs written by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä.