Today is Ascension Day and a public holiday in many countries around the world. In the Nordic region people have today off work and school. Read the full story

The bragging of two Danish fishermen about the size of their catch can finally be confirmed, as they scoop the world record for the biggest shark hooked on a rod. Weighing in at 880 kilos and measuring four metres and 10 cm, the Somniosus microcephalus, also known as the Eqalussuaq or Greenland shark, was landed in Norway’s Bokna Fjord. The catch broke the previous record of a 775-kilo beast caught on a fishing rod. Read the full story

Reykjavik’s outdoor forestry and recreation park at Heidmork is celebrating its 60th birthday. Read the full story

Iceland’s best go-kart track will open for the first time this weekend at the Korputorg shopping centre on the outskirts of Reykjavik. Read the full story

Copenhagen’s Norrebro district is well known as one of the city’s great melting pots of culture and ethnicity, and it’s this global diversity that will feature most prominently in a new ‘international’ park scheduled to be built in the area. The Copenhagen city council has agreed to transform an abandoned neighbourhood into a huge multifunctional park, providing equal facilities for both sports and the arts. Read the full story

Copenhagen’s City Council has put its support behind a plan to convert part of Amager into a comprehensive recreation site. The development is expected to cost the city around 564 million kroner, and will even include an artificial ski slope at Klovermarken. Read the full story