The remote island of Sommarøy, in the western edge of Tromsø, Norway, is already a unique place to visit in the Arctic Circle.
During summer, the sun doesn’t set for around 69 days in total, from 18 May to 26 July.
Living life in constant daylight means things work a little differently in Sommarøy (or 'Summer Island'). It’s not unheard of to see children playing in the street or friends meeting for a casual cup of tea or coffee at 2am, in the sunshine.
Now, the reported 300 to 350 villagers who call the island home – and live their daily lives in this already time-less lifestyle – are campaigning to officially declare Sommarøy a time-free zone.
Their reasoning is simple. It’s not easy to treat broad daylight like it’s the dead of night, or even to keep track of what time it actually is.
There’s also the fact that shop and school hours are inconvenient, and they’d like to make their own arrangements for when things open. For them, it's much easier to throw away the rule book, and to eat, sleep or work whenever it feels right - especially when you have no setting sun or darkening sky to guide you.