First youth camp since Norway massacre HUNDREDS of young Norwegians have attended the first national summer youth camp organised by the ruling Labour Party since the July 2011 attacks that killed 77 people. Youth wing leader Eskil Pedersen said in his opening speech on Thursday that he was "proud that we can reclaim our youth camp and continue the Labour Party's proud tradition." The venue at Gulsrud - roughly an hour by car from Oslo - is not far from the island of Utoya where 69 mostly young people were killed in a shooting spree on July 22, 2011. Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik was sentenced to 21 years in prison almost a year ago over the rampage - and a bombing in Oslo that killed eight. Up to 1,000 youth were expected to attend the camp that runs through Sunday. The first arrived on Wednesday and pitched their tents. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, leader of the Labour Party, was due to visit the camp on Friday. Other members of the government and trade union leaders were also expected. In an interview with Oslo daily Dagbladet, Pedersen noted that almost 4,000 new members have joined the youth wing since the massacre, raising the membership to about 14,000. All luggage was searched before the youth were allowed into the camp area as part of security measures, public broadcaster NRK reported. Uniformed police officers and volunteers from Norwegian People's Aid, the labour movement's humanitarian organisation, were also present. The future of Utoya is still being debated as well as whether to renovate or tear down four government buildings in Oslo severely damaged in the 2011 bombing.