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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  Nuestro Guía fue Arturo, una máquina de la ingeniería química y de la historia sueca. Gran comunicador, buen humor y muy atento.
    El tiempo se pasó volado en... read more

    franciscoaY2484LK
    August 10, 2022
  • star rating  He hecho este tour con Arturo,( y tres más) y merece la pena para conocer esta parte de Estocolmo, además que le puedes preguntar tus curiosidades y dudas sin... read more

    annasK6062SR
    September 9, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos el free tour del casco antiguo con Arturo y nos pareció increíble. La forma en la que explica cada detalle y lo ameno que resulta el tour, lo convierte... read more

    Javi_lm5
    December 1, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos un free tour con nuestro guia Gerard , muy ameno,nos gustó mucho.
    Simpático,agradable e Interesante.
    Muchas gracias.

    953finac
    July 10, 2024
  • star rating  Excelente disponiendo y buen conocimiento evidenciado en el recorrido. Jorge buen guia y buena persona. Gracias Jorge

    Nestor Ivan S
    July 23, 2025
  • star rating  Nos ha gustado mucho el free tour por Estocolmo. Nuestra guía Bea, nos ha mostrado el centro histórico de Gamla Stan y nos ha dado un montón de recomendaciones de... read more

    Marina G
    April 14, 2022
  • star rating  Genial tour con Arturo, divertido y muy ameno.
    Aprendí mucho de la historia sueca.

    Strovanve, la búlgara

    ayoube749
    January 19, 2023
  • star rating  El tour nos lo hizo Arturo y todo fue genial! Un tour muy interesante a la vez que ameno, con muchísimos datos interesantes y curiosos sobre la ciudad. Super recomendable!... read more

    raquelmT3888LT
    December 17, 2022
  • star rating  Silla muy recomendada por el precio, aunque el color no es exactamente como el original. El vendedor fue muy agradable y puntual. En general fue buena compra y repetiría. ... read more

    angela p
    November 10, 2023
  • star rating  Estuvimos en Estocolmo en abril e hicimos dos freetours con Jorge: casco antiguo y Södermalm. Historia, risas y datos curiosos a raudales. Jorge es de esos guías que hacen que... read more

    Isabel M
    April 13, 2025

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