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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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¿What is the price?

 

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  Hemos tenido la suerte de tener a Marta como guía.
    Haríamos más recorridos con ella sin dudarlo.El recorrido lo realiza sin prisas, contestando la
    Preguntas de los turistas y aconsejando... read more

    eduardolJ7524LG
    July 20, 2022
  • star rating  Hemos aprendido mucho ,los dos free tours nos han encantado Gracias a Quim y a Arturo sois geniales

    1r2o
    March 22, 2023
  • star rating  Tour por Gamla Stan con Marc, de los tours más amenos que he hecho hasta ahora. Marc es un guía 5*, totalmente recomendable de verdad

    308bec
    September 28, 2023
  • star rating  Hice el free tour con Arturo y me encantó. Dio muchos datos interesantes sobre la ciudad de forma muy amena. Las dos horas y media del tour se me pasaron... read more

    xandrovp
    April 17, 2021
  • star rating  Recorrido a pie por el casco antiguo de Estocolmo. Un tour maravilloso , explicado por Bea una guía fantástica y muy amena. Ideal para conocer los inicios de Suecia.Repetiremos con... read more

    D7217VUaliciac
    March 27, 2022
  • star rating  Tour muy completo por la ciudad con tips muy valiosos si lo que buscan es ahorrar y pasarlo bien. Arturo y Bea unos máquinas!!

    104habibc
    December 5, 2021
  • star rating  Hicimos el tour de misterios y leyendas en Estocolmo, nuestra guía fue Elena, y que decir, esa alegría y desparpajo que tiene,hace que den ganas de repetir el tour, muy... read more

    unaic2020
    August 4, 2025
  • star rating  Tour muy entretenido junto a Oscar, le da sentido a lugares que de otra forma solo serían lindos edificios. Quedamos muy felices. Lo recomendamos.

    ana_jaramillo_a
    December 25, 2021
  • star rating  Hicimos el tour con Ane, excelente la forma de contar la historia de Suecia, no solo nos contó de historia, sino tb de economía, política, tradiciones
    Nos dio muchos tips,... read more

    Alejaybrunita
    June 15, 2023

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