STOCKHOLM
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The 10 most popular ghost & dark folklore tours in Stockholm. What each one actually shows you, who runs it, and what it costs.
A 90-minute lantern-lit ghost walk through Gamla Stan, mixing real Stockholm events with spooky myths, guided by funny locals.
“Callum did a fantastic job guiding us through Gamla Stan and telling us terrifying stories! Would definitely recommend if you're visiting Stockholm 😁👌”
Lantern-lit ghost and history walk through Gamla Stan: murders, mysteries, and German church crypts, told by an English guide.
“Calum was amazing! He really puts you in the mood. His story telling makes the history of the city way more memorable and fun to remember”
Walk Stockholm Old Town with a guide through executions and Swedish folklore protections, plus water and forest spirits. 1.5-2 hours.
“We did several tours during our two week vacation and this was by far my daughter's favorite (she is 24). Death, murder, executions, plots, everything you never hear about when visiting a place. Very interesting and our guide knew all the dirty details about the darker history of Stockholm. Excellent tour if you like to…”
A self-guided Troll Hunt in Stockholm’s Old Town, packed with 12 phone puzzles from Royal Swedish Opera to Stortorget.
“Wir haben die Trolljagt in Stockholm gebucht. Bis dass das Erlebnis startet ist es sehr kompliziert und es verging über 1 Stunde. Dann hatten wir keine Zeit mehr es zu spielen.”
A 2-hour Bloody Stockholm walk through Gamla Stan with a local horror-nerd guide: medieval creatures, gory history, and dark folklore.
“Emma was an excellent guide, very funny and informative we all thoroughly enjoyed the tour and she added extra bits in as we were lucky to be in a small group, would definitely recommend!”
A one-hour guided ghost tour in Stockholm’s Old Town with costumed actors, interactive history stops, and chills for $37.32.
“Loved it! We saw and learned a lot and got excellent and entertaining commentary from Rhys (sp?). Covered a lot of ground.”
Private 3-hour Stockholm walk from Norrmalmstorg to Södermalm with Stockholm syndrome origins, Gamla Stan sights, fika, and insider stories.
“We had a great tour guide who over the course of three hours gave us a ton of interesting information on virtually all the sites in Stockholm. Although we didn’t go into any of the sites that day it is a good way to spend an early day of a trip to get an overview…”
Solve a murder mystery on your own in Stockholm’s Old Town, with clue envelopes, a short walk, and a Royal Palace area stop.
“Good experience. Some things could do with tweaking, but we had a good time solving the puzzles and seeing the older part of Stockholm.”
A self-guided murder mystery walk through Stockholm Old Town, inspired by 1899 events, ending near the Royal Palace.
“We did this as a family of 4, with 2 kids under 10 years old. The children needed help from the adults. Biggest plus point is we found out trivia and bits of history that we would not have known if we did not do this. There is some irregularities with road names but we…”
A 2-hour guided horror and dark folklore walk in Stockholm, from Nobel Prize Museum to S:t Jacobs Church, with chilling stories.
“The tour guide made this a thrilling adventure and we are happy to have seen, touched, smelled and tasted the history. It was nice to have experienced the mystical allure of Stockholm.”
