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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 talk about the most important historical events, from the Swedish empire to modern history, with social aspects such as the welfare state system, 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:
When? Tuesday & Friday
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 10:30 in English

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Tour at 14:00 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  Muy recomendables, tanto Bea cómo Arturo.
    Historia, curiosidades y pistas para entender mejor la cultura sueca.

    jacintote
    April 2, 2022
  • star rating  Excelente disponiendo y buen conocimiento evidenciado en el recorrido. Jorge buen guia y buena persona. Gracias Jorge

    Nestor Ivan S
    July 23, 2025
  • star rating  El tour de Estocolmo que compartimos con Carlota ha sido de los más entretenidos en los que he estado, mezclando historia, cultura, forma de vida, etc. dándole tanto toques de... read more

    David R
    August 16, 2023
  • star rating  Arturo quien fue nuestro guía es un maestro de los tours, y digo maestro porque te enseña además de la ciudad, un montón de otros conocimientos hasta te puede... read more

    SEVI187495
    August 9, 2022
  • star rating  El
    Guía, Jorge Sánchez ,muy amable, simpático y explicando temas de interes, pendiente del grupo

    Haciendo participar al grupo pero sin ser incómodo
    Se pasaron... read more

    olga v
    March 15, 2025
  • star rating  Arturo nos enseñó la parte nueva de la ciudad y nos explicó muchas cosas de la cultura de Estocolmo. Fue muy entretenido y vale mucho la pena.
    También hicimos el... read more

    InmaM55
    July 26, 2021
  • star rating  De todos los tour que he hecho este ha sido uno de mis fav! La chica majisima, muy amable y muy cercana. Llegamos tarde y tuvimos la suerte de que... read more

    Georgina V
    December 17, 2022
  • star rating  Muy bueno!! Nuestra guia Marta hizo el recorrido super interesante y divertido!! Super Recomendable!!

    rominapV2493FT
    July 20, 2022
  • star rating  Mazo dinámico esto me obliga a escribir un poco más pero así en general lo puedo resumir con las dos primeras palabras, tour hecho con Jorge y muy bien????????... read more

    RLoG92
    May 2, 2025
  • star rating  Te ofrecen una forma súper buena de conocer la ciudad y que este sea de forma dinámica y entretenida, ¡ojalá los Tours duraran más!

    Diego B
    November 2, 2022

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