Areas by theme
Old town and history
A tour about how Stockholm became Stockholm
We start with the history of Stockholm in the The Old town, the part where the history of Stockholm started. Our oldest building, the Cathedral, dates back to the 14th century. During this walk we follow through the history of our city. We start at the square Stortorget, hearing about the terrifying battle, Stockholm Bloodbath 1520. Then we continue down some of the narrow streets and end up by seeing the Royal castle and Bondeska huset, today The Supreme Court. We end at Riddarholmen, and the the 13th century church Riddarholmskyrkan. The story will tell us how Stockholm developed from a small village into a large city. Many of the Stockholmers will be described; Gustav Vasa, Axel Oxenstierna, Queen Kristina and Elin Wägner, just to mention a few.
Starting point: Stortorget, the Old Town
Finish: Riddarholmen
Duration: 2 hours
Start time: As desired
Accessibility: The streets in the Old Town are laid by cobblestones.
City and governance
Two hours with politics - including the City Hall!
Stockholm is the political and economic center of Sweden. This is a tour in the eye of the modern Stockholm. Starting off at the Parliament at Strömparterren, we walk to the popular park Kungsträdgården. From there we continue through the quarters that hosts the Government Offices of Sweden. We talk about the governance structure at different levels. After having passed the Central railway station, we finally reach the City Hall, the crown of our city. We take a look at the garden and enter the hall. We spend 30 minutes in the magnificent City Hall of Stockholm.
Starting point: Parliament
Finish: City Hall, Kungsholmen
Duration: 2 hours
Start time: As desired
Accessibility: The streets in the Old Town are laid by cobblestones
Östermalm with culture
A tour of Swedish culture (and a bit of sport)
People such as August Strindberg, Carl von Linné and Hugo Alfvén will be on our tongue on this tour. Moving a little bit away from the very center you find the fashionable area Östermalm. During this tour you will get acquainted with some of the institutions here. We start in the park Humlegården, where in the old days, the herb hops was cultivated. Hops is used for brewing beer. Today we find the Royal Library here. We see the library and have a talk about literature in Sweden. We continue through the beautiful Humlegården to the Stadion, the honorable sports arena that opened for the Sunshine Olympics in 1912. Stadion is the oldest functioning sports arena in the world. Here we update ourselves on Swedish sport. After walking through the beautiful green area, we end the tour at the Royal College of Music where I talk about education in Sweden.
Starting point: Royal Library, Humlegården
Finish: Royal College, Valhallavägen 105
Duration: 2 hours
Start time: As desired
Accessibility: Plain ground
Gärdet and media
A walk in the name of cinema, radio and tv
A tour about media and film - and some about a French-imported king! In Sweden, television is financed by licenses and governmental support. There are no advertisements in these public service-channels. Besides this, though, there are several commercial channels. Radio functions in the same way – publicly financed public service-channels together with commercial ones. Just some hundred meters away from the Swedish Radio and Television we find the Swedish Film Institute. During this tour we see the large media houses and discuss media and film. We will learn more about the film director Ingmar Bergman, artist Greta Garbo and also journalists acting behind the scene. While at the area Gärdet, we take a look at the large field, where the French born king Jean Baptiste Bernadotte held his military exercises during the 19th century. We end by seeing the Diplomatic area.
Starting point: The Swedish Film Institute, Gärdet, Borgvägen 1
Finish: Djurgårdsbron (Bridge leading to Djurgården)
Duration: 2 hours
Start time: As desired
Accessibility: Plain ground