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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”.

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Tour pictures and reviews on Tripadvisor:

  • star rating  Nuestra guía Elena, ha sido genial. 2 horas y media de explicaciones se han pasado volando. Muy interesante y ameno. Nos vamos sabiendo mucho más sobre Estocolmo.

    Yael C
    December 7, 2022
  • star rating  Tour imprescindible y en español. Arturo es genial, lleva al grupo de forma magistral y te mete en la historia sueca y nórdica de forma amena. Te descubre rincones de... read more

    danimonse
    September 12, 2021
  • star rating  Marta te hace vivir una maravillosa experiencia paseando por el casco antiguo y descubriendo la historia de la ciudad.

    N4937OYannar
    August 26, 2022
  • star rating  Me encantó. Muy interactivo. Interesante recorrido histórico de la mano de Arturo, sin duda lo recomiendo!

    jordelme
    March 17, 2023
  • star rating  Muy profesional, total conocimientos de todas las curiosidades de la ciudad a parte de recomendaciones para comer y para hacer ocio. Se nota que le gusta su trabajo por lo... read more

    GermLoDa
    October 22, 2021
  • star rating  Bonita forma de empezar tu visita a Estocolmo. Bea es una guía muy agradable que hace que el tour se te pase volando y te quedes con una imagen de... read more

    Salvador L
    November 6, 2023
  • star rating  Hicimos el Walking Tour de Misterios y Leyendas de Estocolmo, fue increíble conocer las historías más escalofriantes de esta ciudad. Muchas gracias Arturo por hacernos ameno este tour.... read more

    773samantap
    November 26, 2022
  • star rating  Súper buena visita guiada a Gamla Stan.
    Víctor, nuestro guía, hizo una excelente visita, con multitud de detalles e información.
    Excelente Víctor.

    lolete81
    August 19, 2024
  • star rating  Arturo es muy bueno! Hace muy dinámica e interesante la visita! Los datos e historias que te cuenta es difícil encontrarlos en las guías …

    Odyssey05402215000
    September 3, 2021
  • 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

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