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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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Booking Information

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  El guía Arturo súper simpático y explica con mucha claridad. Muy buenas recomendaciones y la idea de mostrar sus propios vídeos e imágenes en el iPad es muy buena! Volvería... read more

    natalia_gl2
    October 22, 2021
  • star rating  Estuvimos haciendo el tour de 2h y media por el casco antiguo con Oscar y fue genial. Además de contarnos lo que íbamos viendo nos explicó mucha Historia y política... read more

    junefarm
    September 3, 2021
  • star rating  Muy buen guía Arturo, sabe mucho de la ciudad, original y divertido, aunque Paris no fue un troyano cualquiera.

    Me lo pasé muy bien, recomiendo la experiencia.

    javierpH1547QL
    February 25, 2022
  • star rating  100% recomendable, fuimos un grupo de amigos y nos encanto la ciudad. Empezamos haciendo un tour con Arturo y acabamos haciendo 2 más. Muy entretenidos y amenos, el mapa que... read more

    joaquin995
    February 6, 2023
  • star rating  Mis amigas y yo decidimos coger el tour nocturno de Misterios y Leyendas, una excelente opción para familiarizarse con la historia de Suecia y Estocolmo a través de historias de... read more

    albertcastilloalonso
    March 25, 2022
  • star rating  Hicimos el tour de misterios y leyendas con John Snow (Arturo), quien nos explico las historias ocultas de Invernalia (Estocolmo), desde las bodas de sangre hasta la leyenda del dragón... read more

    SandraAlAn6
    December 31, 2022
  • 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  He realizado varios tour con Rainbow. Han sido excelentes! Tomanmos el de Södermalm, Gamla Stan y Ciudad nueva. Con el guía Arturo una verdadera clase de historia de... read more

    Cayimoreno0203
    September 7, 2022
  • star rating  El pasado sábado realizamos el tour por Gamla Stan. Bea, nuestra guía, nos explicó infinidad de curiosidades y detalles sobre la ciudad, los cuales sin el tour no te fijas... read more

    Q1663MBcarlosm
    November 9, 2021
  • star rating  Nos han gustado mucho los datos curiosos que ha dado sobre la ciudad, la forma de vivir, la música y el colectivo LGTB.

    Proactiva lo que hace... read more

    Elena L
    July 31, 2023

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