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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  Una visita muy interesante y entretenida. Claudia es una guía excelente que supo mantener el interés del grupo todo en tiempo, a pesar del frío! Totalmente recomendable.

    Nuria S
    February 10, 2024
  • star rating  La guía era un chica de Málaga que se llama Marina. Nos hizo un tour excelente por la zona antigua (Gamla Stan) y nos explicó un montón de cosas interesantes.... read more

    Leticia J
    August 26, 2023
  • star rating  Freetour de 10 con el guía Arturo. No solo nos explicó un montón de cosas sobre la ciudad, también hizo que fuera entretenido y divertido. Puedes dejar de ir a... read more

    303ra_lm
    January 12, 2023
  • star rating  Gracias Arturo por acercarnos a Gamla Stan de una manera tan entretenida. Tour en español muy recomendable

    mercedessL5341MV
    November 16, 2021
  • star rating  Fantástica visita realizada por Guillermo. Todo un gusto compartir el tour con él. Totalmente recomendable para todos los que vengáis

    nuriai384
    April 21, 2025
  • star rating  Guillermo es un guia excelente, explicaciones detalladas y divertidas. Se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo!!

    Klk M
    September 22, 2023
  • star rating  Genial el tour, de verdad. Guillermo majísimo. Un placer;-) Súper llevadero y nos hizo mil recomendaciones.

    823nachor
    October 8, 2023
  • star rating  Ha sido una visita ideal. Nuestra guía Marta ha sido súper agradable desde el principio, nos ha explicado todo con mucha pasión y nos ha resuelto todas las dudas que... read more

    Jsaguado
    October 31, 2021
  • star rating  Arturo es uno de los mejores guías de los muchos free tours que he hecho. ¡Muy recomendable y entretenido!

    danielncx
    June 22, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos la visita con Quim y fue fantástico el
    Recorrido, aprendimos mucho y vimos cosas que si no hubiéramos ido con el
    Tour se nos hubieran pasado por alto. Súper... read more

    Eugenia A
    June 4, 2024

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