Naselle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pacific County, Washington, United States located roughly 23 miles (37 km) from the mouth of the Columbia River. The population was 419 at the 2010 census. The valley’s Naselle River flows west into simple Willapa Bay and after that into the Pacific Ocean. Close more or less the town lie the evergreen-covered Willapa Hills. The river’s post has been spelled Nasel and Nasal. An into the future settler along the river called it the Kenebec. The herald comes from the Nisal Indians, a Chinookan tribe formerly residing upon the river.

The community first flourished as a logging town, and logging remains the dominant private industry. Settled primarily by Finnish and Scandinavian immigrants, the community has maintained this cultural origin despite a declining percentage of established family names. Since 1982, Naselle has hosted a “Finnish-American Folk Festival” every further year, and in 2006 co-hosted, with the reachable city of Astoria, Oregon, the national festival FinnFest USA.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Naselle has an Oceanic climate, abbreviated “Cfb” on climate maps.

As of the census of 2000, there were 377 people, 160 households, and 110 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 164.6 people per square mile (63.6/km²). There were 184 housing units at an average density of 80.3/sq mi (31.0/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.57% White, 0.27% African American, 2.12% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 4.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population. 33.2% were of Finnish, 10.0% German, 7.9% Irish and 7.5% American ancestry according to Census 2000.