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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:
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  Hicimos con Bea el tour de misterios por Estocolmo, y lo recomendamos en encarecidamente. Bea es fantastica y lo hace muy ameno!

    jorgemZ739PE
    September 30, 2022
  • star rating  Hice 2 tours con el y sobre todo el histórico en la mañana , es un tour maravilloso y divertido. . Tour muy completo , con el... read more

    Trek20910951866
    October 13, 2023
  • star rating  Muy bueno el tour del Oski. La llevo muy bien y logró hacer intetesante una sociedad aburrida jajaja.
    Espero que también lo disfruten

    648valenting
    July 31, 2023
  • star rating  Realizamos un fantástico tour por Estocolmo con datos sobre la ciudad fascinantes. Arturo hizo que a pesar del tiempo habitual en la ciudad pasáramos un buen rato divertido además de... read more

    Juan Antonio S
    November 11, 2019
  • star rating  Estuvo genial.
    Fuimos con nuestros hijos de 8 y 10 y les encantó. Genial poder visitar la ciudad y verla desde otro punto de vista. Conocer la cultura desde... read more

    bels837
    April 15, 2021
  • star rating  Actividad estupenda para tomar contacto con la ciudad. Nuestro guía, Guillermo, encantador y súper entretenido el tour con él.

    cfargudin
    August 4, 2024
  • star rating  Gérard fue un guia super simpatico e interesante
    Yo recomendaria la visita de dia
    Quizas lo haria con un grupo mas pequeño

    464ma_t_s
    February 28, 2025
  • star rating  Hicimos el freetour con Arturo el martes 10 de octubre y fue genial. Su entusiasmo y el conocimiento que tiene tanto de la ciudad como del país nos fascinó.... read more

    bsaermua15
    October 17, 2023
  • star rating  El guía Quím muy preparado muy amable con los chicos y nos rrecomedo muchos lugares para comer , pasear. Lo volvería a elegir!

    Aniler77
    August 7, 2025
  • star rating  Elena nos ha dado una visión extensa, completa y muy personal sin perder nada de rigor . Es in tour muy recomendable y ojalá os acompañe Elena, una crack .

    Toni P
    August 20, 2023

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