Finland announced it will lobby to scrap daylight savings across the European Union and have found support in its Nordic neighbour Sweden.
Nearly four decades after Finland adopted daylight savings in 1981, a petition signed by 70,000 Finns raised the question in parliament.
The petition prompted government officials to vote and agree in parliament they would lobby the EU to scrap the changing of the clocks.
YLE News in Finland reported the government will seek to speed up the survey of member states about their position on changing the clocks twice a year.
Moving the clocks forward one hour in Spring so far north in Scandinavia doesn't add too much daylight and some experts claim it can cause sleeping problems. Finland originally joined the EU arrangement because of a request from farmers and the transport sector, according to the 2014 ICF International report.
Unfortunately for Finland, in 1996 the EU standardised the daylight savings schedule meaning no state can act alone and end the practice.
Following Finland's announcement to rally to the EU, Sweden is holding a similar discussion.
"With Finland now choosing to raise the issue at a meeting of EU ministers I think it will lead to a discussion in several member states and also Sweden, and I welcome that discussion," Swedish Enterprise and Innovation Minister Tomas Eneroth told public broadcaster Sveriges Radio.
"I wouldn't have anything against doing it if there is strong support in Sweden or Sweden's Riksdag," he added.
Finland Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner tweeted parliament's decision.
The European Parliament will vote next week on the current system of changing the clocks twice a year.
