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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  Muchas gracias a nuestro guía Óscar, un tour excelente. El mejor free tour que hemos hecho en Estocolmo.

    ismaelcL1833GZ
    April 29, 2023
  • star rating  El mejor tour del mundo!!!! Te queremos Arturo
    A partir de ahora, I love Stockholm❤️❤️❤️
    fue incredible

    mariasanchez57
    October 22, 2021
  • star rating  Muy interesante, Raquel fue una guía excelente lo hizo divertido, educativo y ameno. Íbamos con niños que encontraron el tour entretenido y fue una manera de ver la ciudad bastante... read more

    187anec
    August 16, 2022
  • star rating  Fantástico tour. 100% recomendado!!!!! Grupo de jóvenes guias que conocen la ciudad muy a fondo y la muestran de forma súper amena y muy completa. Recomiendo este tipo de... read more

    H2015IOmartam
    January 10, 2020
  • star rating  Estuvimos en la visita sobre las leyendas y misterios de Estocolmo que dura entorno a una hora y media

    R3348BRmarialuisa
    October 22, 2021
  • 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  Fue un paseo entretenido y didáctico de dos horas.
    Nuestra guía, Marta, encantadora y atenta a nuestras preguntas nos descubrió pinceladas de historia junto a algunas leyendas suecas.
    Muy recomendable.... read more

    Climber39695000415
    August 5, 2024
  • star rating  Arturo ha hecho muy ameno el tour. Se ha hecho corto el recorrido. Muy recomendable para empezar a conocer la ciudad.

    22mariajesusj
    September 1, 2022
  • star rating  Súper tour con nuestro guía Oscar! Lo hace muy interesante y ameno! Ademas nos ha contado un montón de curiosidades más sobre Estocolmo y Suecia en general!... read more

    mariaaD581HL
    February 24, 2022
  • star rating  Excelente experiencia, Elena, fue muy informativa y noa entrego un monton de datos muy interesantes de museos, lugares para comer, para comprar y como recorrer el resto de la ciudad

    A3025QJdanielac
    July 17, 2023

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