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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  Arturo tiene una energía y una forma de explicar fantástica! Enseguida consiguió que todos prestarnos atención mientras nos reíamos y recorríamos la ciudad descubriendo nuevos sitios y aprendiendo su historia.... read more

    Patriz98
    April 7, 2021
  • star rating  Simplemente maravilloso. Arturo un chaval estupendo, le pone unas ganas a los tours que hace que se te pasen volando. 100% recomendado, ojalá sigan creciendo y ganando fama por que... read more

    623guilleg
    October 23, 2021
  • star rating  Hicimos un tour por Gamla Stan y 100% recomendable. Álex fue un guía de 10 e hizo que nos encantara la ciudad gracias a sus explicaciones y curiosidades y a... read more

    claudiacf99
    April 19, 2021
  • star rating  Nuestro guía de hoy ha sido Arturo, que desde el primer momento ha sido super amable, muy dinámico y divertido. Se nota que conoce bien la ciudad y que está... read more

    LidiaGusano
    August 24, 2021
  • star rating  Hicimos la visita con Quim, ha sido bastante divertido, incluso hemos aprendido bastante sin que se haga pesado, las dos horas y media del tour se han pasado sin darnos... read more

    rafus9
    January 29, 2024
  • star rating  Recomiendo la experiencia,sería una pena visitar el Museo sin alguien que te cuente la historia ,y Arturo además lo disfruta y te hace disfrutar, te hace vivirlo y... read more

    Edimburgo66
    March 17, 2024
  • star rating  Arturo es un fantástico guía con mucho conocimiento sobre Estocolmo y su historia y con entusiasmo para transmitirlo.

    La organización del tour es impecable. Sin duda diría que es... read more

    Biruca
    May 8, 2022
  • star rating  Soy guía en BCN y he conocido todo tipo de guías, ELENA que nos hizo el Gamla Stan de Estocolmo ES DE LAS BUENAS. Buena comunicadora, DIVERTIDA y dando buenos... read more

    Rctms
    November 25, 2022
  • star rating  Arturo ha sido un excelente guía que nos ha explicado todo de forma amena. Es la mejor manera de conocer la ciudad si acabas de llegar o si estás de... read more

    Carlosgarlo
    November 13, 2021
  • star rating  Nos ha encantado la visita. El guia ha sido Arturo. Muy divertido, con un resumen de la historia muy interesante. Muy didactico.

    Cristina P
    June 4, 2023

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