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Arctic Norway island wants to be 'time-free' during summer

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In this undated photo, a cold winter’s day in Tromsoe, the main city of Norway’s Arctic. Sitting about 43 miles west of Tromsoe, the island of Sommaroey, north of the Arctic Circle, has a population of about 350 people and fishery and tourism are the main industry. People on the remote island of Sommaroey, north of the Arctic Circle, on June 13, 2019, have asked Norwegian lawmaker if they can become the world’s first time-free zone, getting rid of traditional business opening hours and introduce flexibility in school and working hours because the sun doesn’t set for 69-days from May 18 to July 26.

Residents on an Arctic Norwegian island with 69 days of constant light in the summer say they want to go “time-free” and be more flexible with school and working hours to make the most of the long days.

Resident Kjell Ove Hveding says people on the island of Sommaroey — north of the Arctic Circle — should get rid of traditional business opening hours and “conventional time-keeping” because the sun doesn’t set from May 18 to July 26.

He said Wednesday he met with a Norwegian lawmaker on June 13 to hand over a petition signed by dozens of islanders for a “time-free zone” and discuss its practical and legal challenges.

Sitting west of Tromsoe, the island has a population of 350 and fishery and tourism are the main industries.

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