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Some Icelanders are asking
whether or not they have
the time right. Iceland
adopted Greenwich Mean
Time back in the late 1960s,
although the country is pretty
much wholly located within the
geographic time zone that lies
one hour west of Greenwich.
This is the reason why some
visitors may experience a
feeling that the time doesn’t
seem quite right, especially
around midday.
Now, the daylight hours
are bound to be confusing to
visitors and the closer one is to
the winter or summer solstice,
the more confused a visitor is
likely to feel. At the extremes
of the year, there’s either too
much daylight or too little for
those who are accustomed to
more southerly places.
During the winter months,
the time in Iceland is the same
as it is for the United Kingdom,
Ireland, and Portugal, which
is arguably good for business
since opening hours are
aligned. In the summer months,
though, Iceland is an hour
behind those places because
Western European countries
shift to daylight savings time,
while Iceland maintains on the
same time year round.
The result is that when
somebody like me visits
Iceland in the winter, we may
not roll out of bed until it’s time
for lunch. Winter mornings
are dark in Iceland. That
wouldn’t be so bad if it made
for brighter evenings, but the
simple fact of the matter is that
winter daytime there is long
over before evening begins. It
may also be linked to Iceland’s
higher rate of depression and
the popularity of sleeping pills.
Research into the
relationship between daylight
hours, circadian rhythms, and
public health and safety has
led the government to ask
whether Iceland should consider
harmonizing its legal time with
its natural geographic time zone.
The government is consulting
with residents through an online
survey and the response has
been reportedly substantial – the
largest response ever received to
such a survey. Three options are
being explored: leaving things
as they are while encouraging
people to go to sleep earlier,
moving the country’s time back
an hour year round, or opening
schools, public institutions,
and businesses an hour later in
the winter months. What’s not
on the table is daylight savings
time.
When asked how she felt
about the matter, Prime Minister
Katrín Jakobsdóttir observed
that she was initially opposed to
changing the clock but she has
become increasingly persuaded
by the arguments related to
public health. She quipped, “I
will sleep on it.”
And that’s all that those of
us watching from afar have any
right to do. I have an opinion,
of course, but it’s not really any
of my business, so I’ll keep it
to myself and follow the prime
minister’s lead. Nevertheless,
I hope Icelanders figure out
what the right time is – for
their own well-being.
Stefan’s Saga
Stefan Jonasson
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