Walking tours · Stockholm
Free walking tours in Stockholm
4 free walking tours, each checked on the operator's own website. Tip-based tours have no ticket: you join at the meeting point and give the guide what you think the tour was worth at the end. Free Tickets is an independent guide, not connected to these operators.
Checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Times change by season — confirm on the operator's page before you go.
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4 free walking tours in Stockholm
Tip-basedFree Tour Stockholm
Old Town Tour
Cobbled lanes of Gamla Stan: the Royal Palace, Stockholm Cathedral, a real rune stone, the smallest statue in town and the story of the Stockholm Bloodbath.
- Starts
- Times are in the operator's booking calendar
- Takes
- 1 h 45 min
- Meet
- Benny Fredrikssons Torg, the small square behind Kulturhuset on Sergels torg, left of the Riksbanken entrance map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Free booking required to keep groups small.
- Tipping
- Guides are paid only through tips and the operator says they never pressure guests.
Tip-basedFree Tour Stockholm
City Tour
Modern Stockholm on foot: Drottninggatan and Kungsgatan, Hötorget and the Concert Hall, with stories of the Nobel Prizes, Queen Kristina and the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
- Starts
- Times are in the operator's booking calendar
- Takes
- 1 h 45 min
- Meet
- Sergels torg, at the top of the wide stairs (Drottninggatan 39) map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Free booking required to keep groups small.
- Tipping
- Guides are paid only through tips and the operator says they never pressure guests.
Tip-basedRainbow Tours Stockholm
Walking Tour Gamla Stan - Old Town
A chronological walk through Gamla Stan from the Viking era and German merchants to the Stockholm Bloodbath and Gustav Vasa, via Mårten Trotzigs gränd.
- Starts
- 10:00 and 15:00
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Gustav Adolfs torg, by the roundabout in front of the Royal Opera map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Limited spots; book in advance and cancel if you cannot come.
- Tipping
- Pay what you want: nothing at booking, you decide the amount at the end, but a payment is expected.
Tip-basedRainbow Tours Stockholm
Free Tour of Östermalm: History & Society
Norrmalm and Östermalm, the 'new city': how Sweden became the country it is today, told through its grand boulevards, buildings and influential figures.
- Starts
- March–October: 14:00
- Takes
- 2 h 30 min
- Meet
- Gustav Adolfs torg map
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Booking
- Book a free spot online first — Limited spots; book in advance and cancel if you cannot come.
- Tipping
- Tip-based; the guides' only income.
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FAQ
Free walking tours in Stockholm: common questions
Are free walking tours in Stockholm really free?
All of the 4 tours listed here are tip-based: there is no ticket, and at the end you give the guide what you think the tour was worth.
Do I need to book a free walking tour in Stockholm?
Book a free spot online first for Old Town Tour, City Tour, Walking Tour Gamla Stan - Old Town and Free Tour of Östermalm: History & Society.
Are there free walking tours in Stockholm in other languages?
Besides English, the tours here run in Spanish — see each tour for its languages and times.
Sources
Where this comes from
- freetourstockholm.com · Old Town Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- freetourstockholm.com · City Tour · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- rainbowtoursstockholm.com · Walking Tour Gamla Stan - Old Town · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- rainbowtoursstockholm.com · Free Tour of Östermalm: History & Society · checked Tuesday, 3 November 2026