Norway's Sommarøy island is seeking to become the world’s free time-zone, as the locals signed a petition to put forth their demand to the country's parliament.

On this island, whose name means the "Summer Island” and which is located north of the Arctic Circle, the sun doesn't set from May 18 to July 26; then, the polar night extends from November to January, when the sun doesn't rise at all.

"There's constantly daylight, and we act accordingly," says islander Kjell Ove Hveding in a statement. "In the middle of the night, which city folk might call '2 a.m.,' you can spot children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing their lawns, and teens going for a swim."

"To many of us, getting this in writing would simply mean formalizing something we have been practicing for generations," he stressed.

Islanders hope to cut loose from traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours.