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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 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  Hicimos el tour con Carlota y se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo, son dos horas y media de lo más entretenido, donde te van a dar unas pinceladas sobre... read more

    Resort37194346754
    September 20, 2023
  • star rating  Claudia fue una guía interesante y simpática. Una mina de información contemporánea e histórica. Pasamos un momento muy agradable

    Anabella V
    September 13, 2024
  • 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  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  Tuvimos de guía a Elena y la experiencia fue inolvidable, estuvimos 3h y se nos pasó súper rápido, nos explico la historia y muchos detalles, se nota que le gusta,... read more

    JavierSalvatierra25
    November 30, 2022
  • star rating  Magnífico tour con Oscar, un gran conocedor de la ciudad, muy amable, atento y muy dinamico. Estamos muy contentos, repetimos tour por la tarde por Ostermalm.
    Muy recomendable

    Auger8425
    September 15, 2021
  • star rating  Marc nos transmitió curiosidad e interés por esta zona de la ciudad. Ameno e instructivo a la vez. Un tour muy recomendable.

    PGG75
    September 22, 2023
  • star rating  Neus, la guía, ha superado todas nuestras expectativas. Tour muy completo, bien explicado, hilado y con buen humor, sabiendo responder a cada pregunta que le hacían. No es nada fácil... read more

    zoitrix
    September 13, 2024
  • star rating  Hice el tour con Kira y me encanto, buena conocedora de la ciudad y la historia, estuvo en todo momento pendiente del grupo, cuando finalizo el tour nos facilito información... read more

    Charo R
    May 19, 2025

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