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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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Booking Information

Tour at 14:00 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  Experiencia muy agradable con la guía Claudia, que de manera muy amena e interactiva nos ha explicado un montón de datos tanto historicos como de la actualidad tanto de Estocolmo... read more

    DanielRedondo26
    July 30, 2023
  • star rating  El guía y la visita inmejorables! Todo genial, mucha pasión en las explicaciones de Quim y estuvimos las dos horas súper atentos a todo con juegos y participación. Totalmente recomendable... read more

    maryserendipity74
    August 29, 2023
  • star rating  Todo fue genial! El recorrido es muy ameno, la historia es muy interesante, y el guía (Arturo) es majísimo y muy muy agradable. No es 100% recomendable, es un 600%... read more

    raquel99gf
    April 18, 2021
  • star rating  Excelente tour con Arturo! mucha información histórica contada con carisma y gracia. lo pasamos súper! la recomendaciones del final fueron geniales

    angier05
    October 15, 2022
  • star rating  El tour con Artur ha sido genial! Historia, anécdotas interesantes, humor... De 10 y para repetir!

    didacf2022
    May 6, 2022
  • star rating  El free tour nos ha gustado mucho. Jorge es encantador, educado y se expresa muy bien motivando al grupo. Ha realizado un tour por el casco antiguo de Estocolmo muy... read more

    Puri P
    November 20, 2023
  • star rating  Todo fenomenal! Nuestra guía Raquel nos encantó! Transmitía su pasión por lo que contaba! Todas las explicaciones muy claras y resolvió todas nuestras preguntas! Nos recomendó además sitios para comer.... read more

    rocioa833
    August 7, 2022
  • star rating  Tuve el placer de explorar Estocolmo con la guía María y la recomiendo al 100%. Su conocimiento profundo de la ciudad y su historia es impresionante, y su pasión por... read more

    adrianoherreraf
    July 21, 2024
  • star rating  El mejor tour del mundo!!!! Te queremos Arturo
    A partir de ahora, I love Stockholm❤️❤️❤️
    fue incredible

    mariasanchez57
    October 22, 2021
  • star rating  Gran experiencia. Bea nos enseñó la ciudad antigua y nos explicó maravillosamente la ciudad antigua. Ameno e interesante.

    Cruz R
    May 14, 2022

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