The subregion called "Indre Østfold" is formed by 10 municipalities. The population is all together nearly 60.000 people. All communities have a local youth council. Now they go together and form a regional youth council. Friday 21th May a proposal with bylaws was put forward to the Regional Council and adopted. The youth council will have the right to meet and speak and forward proposals to the Regional Council.

Since 1990s Cesis region and Østfold County in Norway have been cooperating in various levels and projects. The first cooperation agreement was signed in January 2001. In order to keep up the well working cooperation, partners signed the new cooperation agreement on 9-10th December in Hvaler, Norway.

Østfold is a county in the South-Eastern part of Norway. Østfold is geographically one of the smallest counties of Norway and its population counts 265 458 (2003). There are 18 municipalities in the county, one of them being IC-partner Spydeberg. The two biggest cities in the county are Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg which together hold a population of almost 100 000.