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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 talk about the most important historical events, from the Swedish empire to modern history, with social aspects such as the welfare state system, 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 10:30 in English

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Tour at 14:00 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 guía Arturo fue todo un caballero, me hacía ojitos y me sonreía con picardía y dado que toca el bajo y tiene una voz muy varonil, he decidido... read more

    Ian J
    January 2, 2024
  • star rating  Bea fue encantadora, muy amena e interesante. Nos hizo ver el casco antiguo de estocolmo con otros ojos.

    L5286CIluciac
    December 17, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos el tour nocturno por Estocolmo, de Mosteroos y Leyendas. Bea, la guía, muy amable y empatica con el grupo, amplia conocedora de la historia local u absolutamente entretenida. Para... read more

    rubens567
    March 18, 2022
  • star rating  Hemos hecho un freetour con Marina y ¡es fantástica! Nos ha llevado por el casco antiguo enseñandonos sus rincones más interesantes, contándonos la historia de la ciudad de una forma... read more

    Anacarmen
    September 17, 2023
  • star rating  Hemos realizado la visita al casco antiguo con Arturo, un crackexplica absolutamente todo y te mantiene atento en todo momento
    Recomendadisimo, se aprende muchoeso si, se pasa frío solo de... read more

    L5544ZXpablog
    April 8, 2022
  • star rating  Marta encantadora. Nos lo hemos pasado bien y fue súper interesante. Nos gustan las leyendas.Gracias . Todo genial !!!

    Don4421897
    April 18, 2025
  • star rating  Hicimos el tour de Östermalm y la sociedad Sueca con Marc. Muy interesante y entretenido. Marc sabe un monton y es muy claro. Valio la pena hacerlo despues de hacer... read more

    F191GXcamilam
    August 11, 2024
  • star rating  Una visita fantástica guiada por Arturo que desde luego hizo muy amena y divertida narrando la historia y cuestiones de interés de Estocolmo. Muy recomendable!

    Raquel S
    October 21, 2022
  • star rating  Totalmente recomendable. Arturo hace muy dinámico el recorrido. La mejor forma de conocer Estocolmo.

    586migueg
    October 18, 2022
  • star rating  Toma de contacto con Estocolmo inmejorable, con un guía muy atento, aportando mucha información y agradable durante casi tres horas juntos.

    Sin duda lo recomiendo 100%
    ... read more

    790virginiaf
    February 24, 2022

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