The Norwegian island that wanted to abolish time In 2019, a tiny island community in the Norwegian Arctic made headlines around the world with an extraordinary proposal: it wanted to abolish time. Residents of Sommarøy, a fishing village 56km west of Tromsø, were supposedly campaigning to become the world's first time-free zone during the 69 days each summer when the Sun never sets. #time #Norway 🕰️ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20261022-the-norwegian-island-that-wanted-to-abolish-time