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Walking tour of Östermalm: History & Society

Rainbow Tours Stockholm

Welcome to Östermalm, the most exclusive district of Stockholm. In this Walking Tour of Östermalm we will focus on Swedish history and society. 

We will mix the most important historical events, from the Swedish empire to modern history, with social aspects such as the happiness index, religion, the welfare state system, and fun and interesting stories like the Stockholm syndrome, scientific innovations and the murder of Olof Palme. 

Join us on this tour and you will understand how Swedish society works and what makes nordic countries so special! 

There are limited spots, so please, book in advance!
General information:
Starting time:
  • March – October: 14:00
  • November – February 10:30
How to find us: we are waiting in the middle of the roundabout with our Rainbow umbrella.
Tour duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Meeting point: Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm.
What we will see:
  • Gustav Adolf and Vasa dynasty
  • Karl XII and Swedish Empire
  • Kunsträdgården and religion in Sweden
  • Karl XIII and Swedish neutrality
  • The Sinagoge and Raoul Wallenberg, WWII legacy
  • Berzelii park and scientific contributions
  • Nybroplan and the Kungliga Dramatern
  • Normalmstorg and Stockholm Syndrome
  • Stureplan and the economic development 
  • Humlegården
  • Olof Palme and modern politics
  • Haymarket 
  • Concert Hall and Nobel Prizes

Tour at 14:00 in English

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Tour at 10:30 in English

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Click aqui para el Tour en Español

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¿What is the price?

 

Ours tours in Stockholm are based on tips, this means that you dont have to pay anything when booking the tours, but we expect your help because this is our only income. This means that the tour is “pay what you want”.

In order to maintain the quality in our tours, you need to make a booking. If you cant make it, please cancel the booking so that we don’t wait for you and someone else can book your spot.

Tour pictures and reviews on Tripadvisor:

  • star rating  El tour con Arturo genial. Explica de maravilla y super interesante. Además es cercano, amable y simpático. Recomendable 100%

    ttoonniiaacc
    August 13, 2021
  • star rating  Increible el local la verdad, buena variedad de musica y la comida excelente, repetiria, aunque recomiendo mejorar los baños

    Davidplazaj
    September 3, 2022
  • star rating  Es increíble que un tour a pie de 2,5 horas de duración se te pase en un abrir y cerrar de ojos!!
    El pasado 25/05/2022 Arturo nos guió con gran... read more

    ESTHER O
    May 31, 2022
  • star rating  Con el guia Oscar nos ha parecido genial.
    Dominio, dinámico y muy interesante, al dia siguiente repetimos.

    Gracias

    EnricBF
    December 28, 2021
  • star rating  Excelente tour con Bea. Hicimos un tour este martes (Gamla Stan) y esta tarde hemos hecho el de Södermalm. Ambos excelentes. Bea es una excelente guía.
    Vale la pena.... read more

    Carlos R
    January 13, 2023
  • star rating  Experiencia muy muy recomendable. Éramos un grupo de amigos los que fuimos y la ruta fue muy chula y se nos hizo muy amena con las explicaciones de Arturo. Es... read more

    sergiolm216
    March 15, 2022
  • star rating  Arturo es un fantástico guía con mucho conocimiento sobre Estocolmo y su historia y con entusiasmo para transmitirlo.

    La organización del tour es impecable. Sin duda diría que es... read more

    Biruca
    May 8, 2022
  • star rating  Increíble experiencia de la mano de Arturo. Se gana cada euro que quieras dar como agradecimiento, la actitud, conocimiento y el trato es como de amigo a amigo y te... read more

    manu28mav
    March 4, 2023
  • star rating  Tour super ameno y recomendable.Marina fue encantafora y muy maja.Ademas de enseñarnos lo mas relevante de la zona nos dio muchos consejos y temas practicos para estos dias.Mil gracias por... read more

    a c
    May 5, 2023
  • star rating  Los guías muy amables y la visita muy interesante. Es un tour super recomendable. Nosotros hicimos el tour de mañana visitando espacios muy interesante y con pequeñas anécdotas que hacen... read more

    Juan E
    August 6, 2021

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