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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  Totalmente recomendable. Arturo hace muy dinámico el recorrido. La mejor forma de conocer Estocolmo.

    586migueg
    October 18, 2022
  • star rating  Gracias a Eduardo, nos ha encantado el tour 🙂

    Ahora en serio, Arturo nos brindó un tour genialicioso e incluso estupendillo. Se nos hizo muy ameno ¡y el tipo... read more

    Sunshine822716
    April 29, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos este tour con Arturo y también el de Soderman. Ambos fueron excelentes. El tour fue dinámico, ameno, lleno de datos súper interesantes. Arturo es claro y divertido, muy bien... read more

    872yamilag
    May 21, 2022
  • star rating  Hemos hecho ayer el tour de Misterios y leyendas y hoy el del casco antiguo, ambos con Arturo. Nos han encantado los dos, amenos y con información detallada contada de... read more

    anita81_pucela
    May 7, 2022
  • star rating  Muchísimas gracias Arturo! Nos lo hemos pasado en grande y ya sabes que no hay 2 sin 3.

    La vida son casualidades y casualmente nos hemos encontrado dos... read more

    V224HWevas
    October 16, 2021
  • star rating  El tour que nos ha hecho Neus ha sido fantástico. Explicaciones muy claras y amenas. Neus es muy simpática y muy buena guia. Super recomendable.

    W7743PIelenam
    April 28, 2023
  • star rating  El Sábado hicimos el tour por Sodermalm y el Domingo por el casco antiguo, y he de decir que quedamos encantados. Bea y Arturo han sido encantadores, ya pensaba que... read more

    ppinasr
    February 19, 2022
  • star rating  Un tour muy entretenido y lleno de curiosidades. La verdad es que me ha encantado hacerlo con Arturo y todos los detalles relacionados a Dinamarca y Noruega. Se ha hecho... read more

    Fernando A
    August 7, 2024
  • star rating  Muy recomendable, hicimos 2 tours con Óscar y quedamos encantados con ambos. Además, después del tour de la noche, nos llevó a un local para tomar algo y cenar, le... read more

    Milena B
    September 25, 2021
  • star rating  Hice el free tour con Arturo y me encantó. Dio muchos datos interesantes sobre la ciudad de forma muy amena. Las dos horas y media del tour se me pasaron... read more

    xandrovp
    April 17, 2021

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