The concept of time is so fluid on Sommaroy that many of its 350 residents signed a petition to create what they say would be the world’s first “time free” zone.

The islanders on Sommaroy — whose name translates to “Summer Island” — have, in practice, been disregarding the clock during summer for decades, but it was only in recent months that the idea of formalizing their lifestyle has picked up steam.

The idea gained approval after a town-hall meeting last month, and Kjell Ove Hveding, the leader of the island’s “Let’s Stop Time” campaign, went to the national Parliament in Oslo to deliver the petition asking for the Parliament to debate the proposal.

Islanders say that timeless living during the days of midnight sun could mean doing away with all clocks, deadlines and opening hours, and waving goodbye to the prescribed norms of doing certain activities, such as eating dinner or going to bed, at certain times.

“We are colored by the way the rest of Europe and the world lives,” said Mr. Hveding, 56, a business consultant whose family has lived on Sommaroy since 1832.