Norway's "Summer Island": There are 69 days of extreme daylight in a year, what should I do if I sleep at night?

Woke up by the alarm clock at seven o'clock sharp, hurried out at 7:30 to start a whole day's journey, had lunch at 12 noon, and returned home after sunset in the evening... your life Is it like this, repeating it day after day according to an unchanging schedule? We often need to do what we should do at the right time. Walking is usually after dinner, supper is always late at night, study and work are all during the day, and life is regular and tense.

So, have you ever tried to “abolish” time and plan your life as you wish? Set off to see the sea at 3 am, have dinner at 12 noon, and have a late night snack at 3 pm. Do these events sound incredible? For us, such things may be unimaginable, but for the residents of this small island where the sun never sets, such life has become commonplace.

This is Sommaroy Island, located on the west coast of Norway. It is also a place in the world where time has been "abolished". Tourists who come here take off their watches one after another to free themselves from the shackles of time. In addition to this special custom, this island also has many beautiful natural scenery, such as charming and pleasant coast, gorgeous and stunning aurora, etc.

For most of us, we have always followed the living habit of "work at sunrise and rest at sunset". The traditional time system still plays a very important role in our lives. . But for Somaroy Island, this is not the case. Because this island will experience 69 days of extreme daylight from May 18th to July 26th every year, summer is extremely long for this island, and it also got the name "Summer Island" .

For the residents of Summer Island, summer time is precious, and they especially enjoy life under the sun. Because during the summer, which lasts for more than two months, the sun never sets. The sunlight makes the entire island bright. Even if people go out to build their own lawns at 3 o'clock in the morning, it will not look out of place. Some friends may be wondering, how should I sleep at night and during the day? In fact, there is no need to worry, local windows are equipped with blackout blinds, and when they are lowered, the room becomes dark.

It should be mentioned that after experiencing the long polar day, the residents of the island will also face three months of polar night from November to January of the following year, and the sun will no longer shine. When it rises, the entire island will become dark. But this does not make the island lose its charm, but instead attracts more tourists to visit here. Because during this period, if you are lucky, you may see the auroras from the North Pole, which are gorgeous and dreamy.

Due to the special geographical environment and climatic conditions, the permanent population of Summer Island is not very large. There are only 350 residents on the island, which is not as many as a community in our country. It can be said to be sparsely populated. area. Local people mainly make a living from tourism and fishing. Fishermen always spend several days going out to sea to fish. Coupled with the long-lasting extreme daylight phenomenon, the residents have a very vague concept of time.

In 2019, the residents of the island united to propose the abolition of the time system to the government, ultimately achieving "time freedom." The original proposer of the idea, Sher Ofer Wedin, gave his own answer: “Our goal is to be as flexible and adaptable as possible.” Residents are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Arrange your time flexibly, whether it is for rest or work. If you want to go fishing early in the morning, just do it. No one will advise you not to stay up late.

To access this "timeless" island from the outside world, you will pass by a bridge on the way. Since the island passed the proposal to abolish time, tourists who come here will take off their watches when passing by the bridge and hang them on the railings of the bridge. There are many watches of various styles tied to the bridge, which seems to have It has become a special ceremony, reminding people that after crossing this bridge, they have arrived at the "timeless realm" at the end of the world.