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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  El tour con Artur ha sido genial! Historia, anécdotas interesantes, humor... De 10 y para repetir!

    didacf2022
    May 6, 2022
  • star rating  Estuve en el tour guiado por Guille un chico bastante simpático que contaba las cosas de forma amena y entretenida. Fueron unas 2 horas de recorrido que se pasaron muy... read more

    naiara188
    March 12, 2024
  • star rating  Nos hemos divertido un montón oyendo a Arturo contando la historia de Estocolmo. Sigue con ese sarcasmo e ironía porque haces que el tour sea mucho más enriquecedor. Reservad en... read more

    paulav_zquezr
    March 12, 2022
  • star rating  Todo genial, un tour súper completo y bonito. El guía (Quim) inmejorable, sabía mucho de la historia y además era muy divertido contándola. Recomendado 100%

    roberb63
    September 20, 2023
  • star rating  Fuimos un grupo de 8 y tuvimos una suerte increíble. Nuestro guía, Arturo, fue toda una sorpresa. Nos enseñó la ciudad y nos explicó toda su historia con todo lujo... read more

    C5682URpaulag
    May 13, 2021
  • star rating  Ha sido sin duda uno de los mejores tours que he realizado...
    Conocimiento del tema, buen humor, proximidad, gran cultura general... todo high level... Y por supuesto tb genial el... read more

    Marivelgui
    January 18, 2020
  • star rating  Nuestro guia Jorge nos ha explicado de forma muy competente, agradable, amena y muy interesante todo lo que ibamos viendo en Gamla Stam.
    Muy recomendable

    annacabes
    August 3, 2025
  • star rating  No solo fue un recorrido excelente, sino que debería ser obligatorio!!!. Muy bueno, aprendí muchísimo. Marina fue nuestra Guía.

    ricardov518
    August 22, 2023
  • star rating  La guía era un chica de Málaga que se llama Marina. Nos hizo un tour excelente por la zona antigua (Gamla Stan) y nos explicó un montón de cosas interesantes.... read more

    Leticia J
    August 26, 2023
  • star rating  Un día genial con Oscar!! Fue excelente, se explica super bien y son dos horas y media que pasan volando. Al final hicimos todos los tours posibles con Oscar y... read more

    643t_nial
    July 24, 2021

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