B7 Baltic Islands Network various interests of the islands at national and international level, as well as to function as a platform for exchange of ideas and experiences. B7 Baltic Islands Network B7 Baltic Islands Network is a transnational cooperation between the local administrations or governments of seven islands in the Baltic Sea. The network is made up of the local administrations or governments of the islands of Bornholm (Denmark), Gotland (Sweden), Hiiumaa (Estonia), Rügen (Germany), Saaremaa (Estonia), Åland Islands (autonomous part of Finland) and Öland (Sweden). The network has two decision-making bodies; a "steering committee", which is the politically responsible body, and a
Nykøbing Falster Hat" in Danish) is in existence today. From 1970 to 2006, Nykøbing was the administrative seat of the former county of Storstrøm. On 1 January 2007, the former Nykøbing Falster municipality merged with Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing, Stubbekøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities to form Guldborgsund municipality. This "Kommunalreformen" ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) created a municipality with an area of and a total population of 63,533 (2005) and will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand Region"). The former Nykøbing Falster municipality covered an area of with a total population of 25,483 (2005). The city has a few noteworthy buildings, including