The 9 Most Popular Sweden Ghost Tours

1.Ghost Walk and Historical Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,685 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $33Our pick

Walk Stockholm’s Gamla Stan with a Swedish or English-speaking guide such as Callum, Chris, Cody, or Reece. Expect crooked lanes, old courtyards, dark stairways, church crypts on some routes, and stories of executions, disease, murder, and ghosts. The tone is funny and theatrical, but the streets and cobbles are serious.

“Calum was the best guide! Hilarious, and very interesting to get to know more about Stockholm history.”

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2.The Original Stockholm Ghost Walk and Historical Tour – Gamla Stan

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,165 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $38

Follow an English-speaking guide through Gamla Stan’s narrow lanes and courtyards for 90 minutes of Stockholm history, dark legends, murders, plagues, and theatrical storytelling. The route can include the crypts beneath the old German church. Expect brisk walking, cobblestones, outdoor weather, and guides such as Chris, Callum, Reese, or Cody.

“Chris was a fantastic guide really bringing the stories to life and made the tour so engaging. A real highlight to our holiday. Would highly recommend including this tour in your experiences here in Sweden.”

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3.Bloody Stockholm: ghosts, horror and dark folklore 2h

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 2 hours · from $94

Meet your guide beside Stockholm Palace and spend two hours exploring Old Town stories of murders, executions, and Nordic creatures. Guides such as Michael, Emma, and Jonathan explain mylingar, skogsrået, Näcken, trolls, and the beliefs behind them. Choose an English or Swedish tour, with private groups available.

“Jonathan was great! We had a lot of fun, he was very accomodating to any questions and always clear and complete answers, totally recommended”

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4.Bloody Stockholm 2h – ghosts, horror and Dark Folklore Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) Top rated

Walk from Stortorget through Gamla Stan to Saint Jacob’s Church with a guide such as Jonathan or Åsa. Expect executions, curses, trolls, iron protection, water spirits, undead children, and dark Swedish folklore in English. The route lasts about 90 minutes, though guides may sometimes run longer.

“Vår guide Åsa var otroligt kunnig och engagerad. Att ha en egen guide på 3 personer gjorde upplevelsen så mycket bättre än att gå i stor grupp. Vi fick reda på mycket fakta om gamla stan och många spännande historier berättades. Vår 10 åring tyckte det var spännande, intressant och lärorikt.”

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5.Guided Ghost Tours with Actors From Stockholm

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $37

Walk Stockholm’s Old Town for about an hour with costumed actors playing figures from the city’s past. Hear about the 1520 blood bath, plague, executions, Anckarström, the White Lady, and the Little Iron Boy. The tour starts at Köpmantorget at 7:30 pm, has no seats, and ends near Bollhusgränd.

“Loved it! We saw and learned a lot and got excellent and entertaining commentary from Rhys (sp?). Covered a lot of ground.”

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6.The Original Stockholm Ghost Walk and Historical Tour – Södermalm

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $32

Follow a local spirit guide through Södermalm on a 90-minute evening walk filled with ghosts, gruesome tales, and Stockholm history. Guides have included Chris and Majsan, with tours offered in English and Swedish. Meet at Mosebacke Torg and finish near Björns Trädgårdsgränd. Expect cobblestones, all-weather conditions, and a group of up to 30.

“Chris the tour guide was great fun and had plenty of spooky and gruesome stories about the Old Town in Stockholm. The start point is easy to find. The group was fairly big about 20-25 people but there was no problem hearing and seeinRead more”

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7.Ghosts of Stockholm: A Guided Tour of Horror and Dark Folklore

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $267

Walk Stockholm’s Old Town with a private guide, hearing about the Bloodbath, ancient walls, royal executions, and the White Lady of Saint Jacob’s Church. The two-hour route begins at the Nobel Prize Museum and ends at Saint Jacob’s Church. Guide Calum has led the tour, though very cold weather can make the outdoor storytelling hard to follow.

“The tour guide narrated tales of myths, mysteries and the legends that have shaped Stockholm, as we walked the streets and alleyways that make up the oldest parts of Stockholm. This tour was fun & adventure combined.”

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8.Private blood, ghosts and folklore Old Town 2h Stockholm tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · from $188

Walk from Stortorget to Saint Jacob’s Church while your private guide explains Stockholm’s bloodier past and Swedish folklore. Hear about the Stockholm Bloodbath, protective iron, Tomte, Näcken, Skogsrået, and old beliefs about death. The route lasts about 90 minutes and ends near Kungsträdgården.

“It seems that not much happened in Old Town Stockholm. Based on the name of this tour, we were expecting many interesting, gruesome, intriguing stories. Instead we were told that a body was found between the walls of the palace and they say her ghost still haunts the palace. Campfire stories are better than this. Our guide was nice, but there isn't much to say.”

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9.Stockholm Ghost Hunt: Self-Guided Tour and Puzzle Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $8Best value

Use a phone app and mobile access code to follow a ghost story through Stockholm’s old town. Solve 13 clues at Riddarholmen, the Royal Palace, Storkyrkobrinken, Gåstorget, the Nobel Prize Museum, Gamla Stan, and Kornhamnstorg. You set the pace, pause when you like, and explore privately with your own group.

“Great way to see a lot in a short time and have a story behind it all, the game and quiz side of it is a fun way to view the city”

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