Asobo Studio has just released Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update V, overhauling the Nordic parts of the world map with more authentic visuals, landmarks and more.
World Update V: Nordics has made enhancements to regional architecture, improved data for 100 airports and 77 points of interest. THere’s also five bush trips – one for each of the Nordic countries – and five landing challenges. These are held at Denmark’s Bornholm, Iceland’s Ísafjörður, Sweden’s Stockholm Arlanda, Norway’s Svalbard, and Finland’s Vaasa, all of which have been hand-crafted.
In addition to being an update for the game on PC, this is all going to be featured in Microsoft Flight Simulator when it debuts on Xbox Series X|S on 27th July.
There’s tons and tons of new points of interest to explore, dotted across the five countries:
| Point of Interest | Location |
|---|---|
| Roskilde Cathedral | Denmark |
| Ǿresund Bridge | Denmark |
| Amalienborg | Denmark |
| Copenhagen Opera House | Denmark |
| Egeskov Castle | Denmark |
| Frederiksborg Castle | Denmark |
| Frogner Park / Sculptures | Denmark |
| Kronborg Castle | Denmark |
| Lego House | Denmark |
| Rosenborg Castle | Denmark |
| Men at Sea | Denmark |
| Ceres Park, Aarhus | Denmark |
| Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg | Denmark |
| Blue Water Arena, Esbjerg | Denmark |
| Brǿndby Stadium | Denmark |
| Parken Stadium, Copenhagen | Denmark |
| Helsinki Cathedral | Finland |
| Petäjävesi Old Church | Finland |
| Turku Cathedral | Finland |
| Uspenski Cathedral | Finland |
| Bomarsund Bridge | Finland |
| Replot Bridge | Finland |
| Vylisto Bridge | Finland |
| Olavinlinna | Finland |
| Suomenlinna | Finland |
| Näsinneula | Finland |
| Turku Castle | Finland |
| Bolt Arena / Helsinki Ice Hall | Finland |
| Helsinki Olymic Stadium, Helsinki | Finland |
| Hallgrimskirkja Church | Iceland |
| Hvitserkur | Iceland |
| Perlan | Iceland |
| Arctic Cathedral | Norway |
| Heddal Stave Church | Norway |
| Nidaros Cathedral | Norway |
| Urnes Stave Church | Norway |
| Fyksesund Bridge | Norway |
| Hardanger Bridge | Norway |
| Helgeland Bridge | Norway |
| Storseiundet Bridge | Norway |
| Tromsø Bridge | Norway |
| Bryggen (Bergen0 | Norway |
| Oslo Opera House | Norway |
| Pulip Rock / Preikestolen | Norway |
| Royal Palace, Oslo | Norway |
| Tyholttårnet | Norway |
| Holmenkollbakken | Norway |
| Brann Stadion, Bergen | Norway |
| Intility Arena, Oslo | Norway |
| Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim | Norway |
| Sparebanken Sǿr Arena, Kristiansand | Norway |
| Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Norway |
| Viking Stadion / SR-Bank, Stavanger | Norway |
| Frederik Church | Sweden |
| Church of Holy Trinity | Sweden |
| Kiruna Church | Sweden |
| Storkyrkan Stockholm Cathedral | Sweden |
| Höga Kusten Bridge | Sweden |
| Öland Bridge | Sweden |
| Sölvesborg Bridge | Sweden |
| Tallberg Bridges | Sweden |
| Tjörn Bridge | Sweden |
| Uddevalla Bridge | Sweden |
| Dragon Gate | Sweden |
| Kullen Lighthouse | Sweden |
| Drottningholm Palace | Sweden |
| Helsinki Ice Hall | Sweden |
| Royal Swedish Opera | Sweden |
| Stockholm City Hall | Sweden |
| Stockholm Palace | Sweden |
| Turning Torso | Sweden |
| Boras Arena, Broas | Sweden |
| Eleda Stadion, Malmö | Sweden |
| Friends Arena, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden |
| Guldfageln Arena, Kamlar | Sweden |
| Tele2 Arena, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Svinesund Bridge | Sweden / Norway |
And I hope you’re clued up on your four letter airport codes, because these are all the airports that have been updated:
ENKJ ESGP ENOL ENRY ESTA EKKA EKSP ESPA ESOW ESMT ESTL ESNZ ESSD ESDF ENGM ESSA ENBR EFHK BIRK ESGG ENAL ENZV ESSB EFHF EKRK ESMS ENTO ENTC EKBI EKAH EKYT EFTU ENSD ENBO ENCN ENHD EFOU EFTP BIAR ESKN ENAN ENML ENNO EKRN ENOV ENEV ENSG BIVM ESSV ENKB ENLK EFRO EKOD ESGJ ENSO ESOE EFKU EKEB ESMQ ENSN ENFL ENAT EFVA ESNQ ESNU ESSL ENLI ENBN ENSH ENST EFIV EFJY EKSB BIHN ESOK ESNN EFPO EFMA ESGT ENJB ESSP BIEG ENHV ENRS ENBL ENHF ESMX ENNM EFNU EFHV ENHA ENSK ENMS ENRM EFLP ENRA EKSN EFLA ENFG
Finally, since they’re now being featured in the game, it’s nice to see the rest of the patch notes include localisation languages for Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish!
Localisation
- New localization languages have been added (Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish)
World
- Updated aerial imagery in parts of the Nordic countries
- Updated elevation data for Norway, Denmark, Finland and French oversea territories (La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guyane and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)
- Watermasks have been updated at various locations
Navigantion
- New AIRAC cycle 2106 has been implemented
- Fixed an issue preventing users from requesting fuel trucks on airports with fuel pumps but without ground equipment parking
Source: Flight Simulator
