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3 July 2019

The land after time

If you are thinking of visiting the Norwegian island of Sommarøy, there is no time like the present. In fact, there is no time at all, as residents are petitioning to free themselves from its shackles (otherwise known as wristwatches).

The small village to the west of Tromsø sits inside the Arctic circle and receives constant sunlight from May to late July. Campaigners want to take advantage of this surplus of daytime, dispensing with clocks so as not to feel they should be doing anything at any particular hour.

As resident and wannabe Time…

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