Norway Marks 15th Anniversary of 2011 Terror Attacks

Norway marked the 15th anniversary of the July 22, 2011, terror attacks on July 22, 2026, with commemorations in Oslo and on Utøya island. Jonas Gahr Store, the Prime Minister of Norway, delivered a speech on Utøya warning that far-right radicalization among young people is a growing threat fueled by social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and social isolation. This warning coincides with reports from the police intelligence agency regarding rising threats from right-wing extremism targeting young white men.

In Oslo, Crown Prince Haakon attended the unveiling of a 12-metre-high mosaic memorial by artist Matias Faldbakken, which engraves the names of all 77 victims. Other events included a service at Oslo Cathedral attended by King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and a visit by the Crown Prince to the 22 July Centre. The 2011 attacks, executed by neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik, involved a van bomb in Oslo's government district that killed eight people and a mass shooting at a Labour Party summer camp on Utøya that killed 69 others.

Breivik is currently serving a 21-year sentence at Ringerike Prison in a supermaximum-security unit. The Norwegian Correctional Service continues to provide him with a humane environment based on the principle of normality to uphold human rights and support national recovery, despite the severity of his crimes. While the Progress Party, of which Breivik was formerly a member, has condemned the attacks, the party has recently surged in popularity to lead current polls.