The merger of the Funish municipalities of Eroskobing and Marstal was given the go-ahead to be implemented on January 1, 2006, one year before the main reform. This reduced the number of municipalities to 270. Of these, 32 remained as they were and 238 merged January 1, 2007.

Region Syddanmark consists of the former counties of Funen, Ribe and South Jutland, adding ten municipalities from the former Vejle County.