Norwegian Island wants to be the first place in the world 'without time'

An island in northern Norway is conducting a campaign to petition the government to recognize the world's first timeless place.

On the island of Sommarøy (the name means 'summer island') north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun rises throughout from May 18 to July 26, 69 days round.

Sun Island shines all 69 days.(Photo: CNN).

Kjell Ove Hveding, an island resident, said: 'Heaven is always bright. Even in the middle of the night, the time that city people call "2 am", you can see children playing soccer, people paint houses or clean grass, teenagers go swimming. We do everything we like. During the 70 days the Sun did not set, we enjoyed a life that did not pay attention to time ' , insisting the people here do not follow the traditional way of calculating the summer time.

The island of 300 people met at the officially recognized town hall without using time.(Photo: CNN).

The islanders don't care about the clock at the time of the Sun's rise for 69 days.(Photo: CNN).

Currently the islanders want it to be officially recognized. On June 13, the islanders gathered at the town hall to attend a petition signing meeting asking the government to recognize Sommarøy from the region without time. The meeting also had the participation of a Norwegian parliamentary member to receive people's signatures, as well as discuss legal and practical challenges with this idea.

'For many of us, putting this in writing means legalizing a practice that exists for generations,' explained Hveding.

People on the island do not follow the usual way of calculating summer time.

People hope that with this recognition, activities on the island will not follow the usual time frame. Shops and agencies are not in the 'traditional' opening hours, nor are school hours and working hours adjusted for more flexibility.

Fishing and tourism are the two main industries on the island with a population of less than 300, according to CNN. Mr. Hveding said local people often spend many days in the ocean to pursue fishing work, but are less concerned about the timetable.