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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:
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 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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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  Ha sido una experiencia increíble! Arturo es un guía magnífico, se nota que le apasiona lo que hace y que disfruta mucho, y eso nos transmite muy buenas vibras.
    Me... read more

    trinidadl900
    January 24, 2023
  • star rating  Oscar nos ha guiado en un tour divertido y muy ameno para entender la sociedad sueca de hoy y la variedad de ambientes en Soderman. Fans de Millenium, no os... read more

    Gemma F
    August 11, 2021
  • star rating  Sin duda lo mejor que se puede hacer para conocer el casco antiguo, lo hicimos con Bea, que es súper maja y explica todo fenomenal. Nos dejó unirnos a mitad... read more

    isafmp
    November 7, 2021
  • star rating  Excelente el recorrido!! Óscar nos explicó súper bien y de forma muy interesante detalles de la fundación de Estocolmo. Muy ameno y divertido el tour! Lo recomiendo

    deniseq684
    November 30, 2021
  • star rating  Muy buen tour y Jorge, muy buen guía, explicaciones muy dinámicas e interesantes. Muy recomendable para conocer el centro histórico.

    estelmandri
    December 5, 2024
  • star rating  Hicimos el Free Tour de Misterios y Leyendas de Estocolmo y fue, sin duda, una de las mejores experiencias que hemos tenido. Carlota tiene un talento innato para contar historias:... read more

    Diego C
    April 19, 2025
  • star rating  Bea ha sido una guía fanástica, nos ha dado mucha infomación histórica, política y social de la ciudad, con muchas anécdotas, ha sido muy ameno y super interesante.... read more

    MariaDR3131
    October 16, 2022
  • star rating  Gran tour con gran variedad de información. Elena, una gran guia, con mycha capacidad de comubicación, atenta y amena. Recomiendo 100%.

    alexmO8062NH
    July 17, 2023
  • star rating  Excelente free tour guiado por Arturo!! Fuimos caminando por la parte de la zona vieja a la par que nos contaba muchas historias de política y la sociedad sueca muy... read more

    Espe7gf
    December 10, 2022
  • star rating  Muy interesante y muy divertido, me lo pasé súper bien y aprendí muchas cosas interesantes de la ciudad. Además no pare de preguntar cosas y Arturo lo sabía todo.... read more

    peremariab
    August 7, 2021

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