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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 talk about the most important historical events, from the Swedish empire to modern history, with social aspects such as the welfare state system, 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:
When? Tuesday & Friday
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 10:30 in English

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Tour at 14:00 in English

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Click aqui para el Tour en Español

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Tour pictures and reviews on Tripadvisor:

  • star rating  Muy amena visita con información histórica, de la mano de Marina. Una malagueña hábil en relatar de forma divertida y de generar una buena relación entre los asistentes. Tour de... read more

    A2899SDelenac
    August 25, 2023
  • star rating  Gracias Quim por contarnos tantas curiosidades (y cotilleos) de esta ciudad! Ha sido muy chulo y lo has hecho súper bien (gracias por las referencias de twitter!! jsjs). Te haces... read more

    42martaz
    August 12, 2024
  • star rating  Excelente opción para conocer Estocolmo. Tomamos dos free tour y un tour privado, y los guías (Bea y Óscar) lo hicieron 10 puntos. Kudos también para Arturo quien, amablemente, nos... read more

    jorgedevia
    December 22, 2021
  • star rating  Hicimos un free tour de leyendas y misterios con Arturo y nos encantó! Es simpatiquísimo, divertido y muy cercano. Uno de los mejores free tour que hemos hecho por Europa.... read more

    anusk1982
    April 16, 2022
  • star rating  Nos ha encantado el tour que hemos hecho por el Casco Antiguo de Estocolmo. Nuestra guía Marta lo ha hecho ameno y enriquecedor. Súper recomendable!

    P7321MAguillermom
    September 25, 2021
  • star rating  La mejor opción que hemos podido hacer en el viaje. Estuvimos solo 2 días y para conocer más sobre la historia y cultura de la ciudad es ideal. Óscar, nuestro... read more

    D4655YZsilviac
    March 12, 2022
  • star rating  Desde Córdoba hasta Estocolmo para que la malagueña Marina nos enseñe con gracia y erudición esta bonita ciudad. Muchas gracias.

    balbinop2018
    August 24, 2023
  • star rating  Nuestro guía Guillermo nos ha hecho un tour por el casco antiguo muy entretenido contando muchas anécdotas y datos históricos, con recomendaciones para comer, sitios para visitar, en definitiva, un... read more

    Catalina R
    August 27, 2025
  • star rating  Serán 2 horas y media de pura diversión y datos curiosos !!! La atención y entusiasmo de Arturo hizo que el tour fuera increíble y unos de los mejores ratos... read more

    Davidmospina
    June 30, 2021
  • star rating  Oscar ha sido un excelente guia y nos ha hecho amar la ciudad de Estocolmo, muy buena explicación. 🙂

    109cl_udiav
    September 2, 2022

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