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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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¿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  Excelente tour con Arturo!! Muy bien informado. Sus anécdotas y datos históricos muy interesantes. Pasamos un rato súper divertido

    Cayimoreno0203
    October 23, 2021
  • star rating  El tour me parecio muy interesante y ameno, gracias a nuestro guía Guillermo, que nos dio a conocer historias y curiosidades del casco antiguo, además de su historia. Recomiendo este... read more

    Isabel C
    September 29, 2023
  • star rating  Genial! Muy recomendable. Tuvimos a Raquel de guia y nos hizo una explicacion muy amena e interesante de los lugares del barrio antiguo y de la vida en Estocolmo.

    Merce_BCN60
    July 25, 2022
  • star rating  Fantástico. Arturo no sólo nos enseñó la ciudad vieja de una forma amena, nos contó además un montón de cosas, nos ayudó a conocer la sociología de la ciudad y... read more

    383matildes
    July 25, 2021
  • star rating  Lo mejor de todo fue la buena onda y humor de Arturo..
    Sin dudas de los mejores tour sino el mejor que he hecho..

    Mariano G
    May 9, 2022
  • star rating  Arturo es un guía magnífico. Sabe dar mucha información de manera amena, metiendo humor por el medio y haciendo participar al público. La verdad es que tiene muchísimo talento para... read more

    mateocodesido
    October 20, 2022
  • star rating  Muy recomendable! Arturo nos fué explicando toda la historia de una manera muy amena y divertida! Ademas nos aconseja luegares para visitar una vez finalizado el tour

    lolotorrestattoo
    February 22, 2023
  • star rating  Fuimos a hacer el tour de Gamla Stan de la ciudad vieja por la mañana. Tuvimos la suerte de coincidir con Oscar un guía estupendo y súper ameno que nos... read more

    ClaritaLFL
    September 25, 2021
  • star rating  Somos unos estudiantes que hemos visitado Estocolmo en un par de días. Cogimos este freetour y nos llevó Óscar. Simplemente de lo mejor que nos ha dado este viaje. Un... read more

    727mateoh
    September 15, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos con Bea el tour de misterios por Estocolmo, y lo recomendamos en encarecidamente. Bea es fantastica y lo hace muy ameno!

    jorgemZ739PE
    September 30, 2022

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