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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  Muy bueno el tour guiado por Jorge. Super completa la informacion que dio, y ademas supo responder todas nuestras dudas. Lo recomiendo mucho 🙂

    josefinaa544
    April 27, 2025
  • star rating  Nos ha gustado mucho el free tour por Estocolmo. Nuestra guía Bea, nos ha mostrado el centro histórico de Gamla Stan y nos ha dado un montón de recomendaciones de... read more

    Marina G
    April 14, 2022
  • star rating  Genial el tour, de verdad. Guillermo majísimo. Un placer;-) Súper llevadero y nos hizo mil recomendaciones.

    823nachor
    October 8, 2023
  • star rating  Arturo tiene una energía y una forma de explicar fantástica! Enseguida consiguió que todos prestarnos atención mientras nos reíamos y recorríamos la ciudad descubriendo nuevos sitios y aprendiendo su historia.... read more

    Patriz98
    April 7, 2021
  • star rating  Estuve en el tour guiado por Guille un chico bastante simpático que contaba las cosas de forma amena y entretenida. Fueron unas 2 horas de recorrido que se pasaron muy... read more

    naiara188
    March 12, 2024
  • star rating  El Feetour por el Stocolmo con Carlota, fue espectacular, una guía de 10! Nos hizo sumergirnos en una parte de la historia , otros parte de la actualidad, Muy recomendable... read more

    Santiago V
    September 4, 2025
  • star rating  Nos encantó el tour, Arturo se explica que da gusto. Nos gustó tanto que nos unimos por la tarde al tour de misterios y leyendas con Bea, de verdad que... read more

    7maruv
    September 11, 2022
  • star rating  Hemos hecho un freetour con Marina y ¡es fantástica! Nos ha llevado por el casco antiguo enseñandonos sus rincones más interesantes, contándonos la historia de la ciudad de una forma... read more

    Anacarmen
    September 17, 2023
  • star rating  Muy buen tour con Bea! Estoy de visita en casa de amigos que viven en Estocolmo y he compartido con ellos toda la información y datos que nos dio Bea... read more

    antonelladQ7561ND
    April 28, 2022
  • star rating  Tour súper recomendable, aprendimos un montón de cosas y Ana nuestra guía es una crack!!! Encantados con la experiencia.

    AdrianPG00
    December 12, 2022

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