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.
“Cold weather but worth it! :-) It is an exciting and lively experience. Recommend 100%!!!”
Lantern-lit ghost and history walk through Gamla Stan: murders, mysteries, and German church crypts, told by an English guide.
“Fun way to learn about Old Town Stockholm. It was a really cold and snowy evening, but Callum couldn’t have been more committed! Amazing story telling and interesting history to learning on my first trip to the city.”
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.
“We really appreciated that this tour leaned more into the dark, haunting aspects of Gamla Stan in addition to Swedish and Nordic folklore for the tour. It was a fresh way to learn about the history of Stockholm’s old town. Out tour guide was very informative about both the history and the folklore and was…”
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.
“Katrin was an incredible guide. She told us fascinating stories about the history of Stockholm. We covered a perfect amount of the city so we had areas we could explore further or we could check the box that we saw it. She gave great recommendations about what to do and what to see. We had…”
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.
“I have already solve both the mystery "Murder by the The Royal Palace" and "Murder by the Parliament" by Solve A Mystery, and I am not done playing an investigator! Please make more mysteries in Sweden! For anyone who hasn't tried these true crime self-guided city hunts, do yourself a favour and go do it…”
A 2-hour guided horror and dark folklore walk in Stockholm, from Nobel Prize Museum to S:t Jacobs Church, with chilling stories.
“We did this tour after New Year in Stockholm and had Calum as our guide. It was freezing cold that night (-15) so we did not complete it as we just got too cold standing around. That being said I would have completed it if it had held my attention - but I found it…”
