The cooperation of the municipalities in these regions is extensive and a substantial part of the tax revenue of many of the municipalities, mostly the less populated ones, is used to fund these mutual tasks.
Samstarf sveitarfélaganna á rannsóknarsvæðinu er umfangsmikið og verulegur hluti af skatttekjum margra sveitarfélaganna, og þá helst þeirra minnstu eða fámennustu, rennur til samstarfsverkefna.