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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  Hicimos el tour del museo Vasa con Arturo y la experiencia fue increíble. Se nota la pasión con la que transmite todos los conocimientos del barco, como hace que te... read more

    merycherry0
    March 17, 2024
  • star rating  Nos ha gustado muchísimo el tour , Elena lo ha hecho fenomenal, muy extrovertida y simpática, magníficos consejos y recomendaciones

    NorthStar62500170862
    August 29, 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  Una visita muy interesante y entretenida. Claudia es una guía excelente que supo mantener el interés del grupo todo en tiempo, a pesar del frío! Totalmente recomendable.

    Nuria S
    February 10, 2024
  • star rating  Genial el tour, de verdad. Guillermo majísimo. Un placer;-) Súper llevadero y nos hizo mil recomendaciones.

    823nachor
    October 8, 2023
  • star rating  Un tour muy entretenido e interesante ha pasado muy rápido . El guía que nos ha tocado ha sido Jorge ( un 10) . Muchas gracias.

    naomihv
    January 25, 2025
  • star rating  Somos fan de Marta
    Al igual que por la mañana, no ha parado de hablar toda la tarde, explicando todo muy bien.
    Ha mantenido a todos atentos incluso a... read more

    Alicia D
    August 25, 2022
  • star rating  Un fenómeno, dentro y fuera de la pista, buen manejo de las faltadas, vende muy bien Suecia pero no te dice lo malo, un crack recomendaría muchísimo, Arturo te quiero.... read more

    Salvarg99
    October 22, 2021
  • star rating  Con Rainbow Tours hemos hecho tres tours por Estocolmo. A pesar del frio, en las tres horas de recorrido el tiempo ha pasado super rápido. Bea es una fantástica... read more

    NaninLleida64
    April 4, 2023
  • star rating  Nosotros estuvimos con Arturo como guia, y fue estupendo. Lo explica todo muy detallado y super ameno. A mi nunca me ha gustado la historia en general, pero con Arturo... read more

    jos_vO8777ZL
    January 1, 2023

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