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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  Genial! Muy recomendable. Tuvimos a Raquel de guia y nos hizo una explicacion muy amena e interesante de los lugares del barrio antiguo y de la vida en Estocolmo.

    Merce_BCN60
    July 25, 2022
  • star rating  Arturo, gran guía, buen conocedor de la ciudad e historia.
    Muy simpático y amable.
    Hemos disfrutado del tour

    rafelpb
    August 6, 2021
  • star rating  Arturo es increíble, nos ha hecho un tour muy completo, nos ha contado un montón de historias de la ciudad y su historia y lo ha hecho de manera divertida.... read more

    clarao968
    February 28, 2023
  • star rating  Bien organizado, equilibrio entre historia y actualidad. Bea, lo explica fenomenal y tiene una actitud muy positiva.

    cil777
    August 12, 2022
  • star rating  Gracias Arturo por acercarnos a Gamla Stan de una manera tan entretenida. Tour en español muy recomendable

    mercedessL5341MV
    November 16, 2021
  • star rating  Elena ha sido nuestra guia y nos ha encantado!!! Se agradece la familiaridad y cercanía. Nos ha enseñado el casco antiguo con una información y alegría que no se olvida.... read more

    689marionar
    April 28, 2023
  • star rating  Muy recomendable, Arturo ha hecho que la visita por el casco antiguo haya sido toda una experiencia amena divertida y cultural, muchas gracias!

    X4342POsarap
    October 14, 2022
  • star rating  Muy buen tour, bastante completo: hechos históricos, anécdotas, algo de cultura del lugar, todo con humor y dinámico. Arturo fue un muy buen guía, muy amable y con la disposición... read more

    Zsirna
    November 26, 2022
  • star rating  Con el guia Oscar nos ha parecido genial.
    Dominio, dinámico y muy interesante, al dia siguiente repetimos.

    Gracias

    EnricBF
    December 28, 2021
  • star rating  Hice el tour con Arturo y fue genial. Una caminata amena y llena de anécdotas y datos que de otra manera no hubiera sabido. Arturo es el mejor! Siempre alegre... read more

    EleonoraBV
    July 5, 2022

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