The Programme area covers nine countries. It comprises the following EU Member States:
Denmark: the whole country
Estonia: the whole country
Finland: the whole country
Germany: the States (Länder) of Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen (only NUTS II area Lüneburg region)
Latvia: the whole country
Lithuania: the whole country
Poland: the whole country
Sweden: the whole country
In addition, a third country takes part in the Programme: