Erik's indepth knowledge of the Viking runestones and overall history was what we were hoping for. We learned alot and saw the lovely country side and villages. It was a fun day.

Sigtuna, is the oldest town in Sweden. It was founded by King Erik the Victorious in 980 AD. This quaint town, with it's cobblestone streets, traditional wooden houses, and beautiful scenery takes you back to medieval times, especially with the ruins of 3 Churches - St. Olofs, St Lars, and St Per's. Runestones can be found throughout the town. Sigtuna is full of restaurants, book stores, a unique candy shop, the Sigtuna Museum, a small movie theater and much more. Cinnamon Rolls is their specialty.

Excellent and informative trip. We definitely couldn’t have done this on our own, and we saw things other than the “typical” tourist spots in Stockholm. Well done

I love a spooky tour, and our guide, Jonathan, was fabulous! Jonathan was so knowledgeable. I especially loved the dark folklore and his tales of life in the middle ages. I would highly recommend Jonathan and this tour. One in our group doesn't like scary things. But she ended up loving the tour!

Great, friendly and informative. Picked up from our hotel, lovely friendly guide, made us feel comfortable for the get go, the tour was great. Saw locations, runes and towns we would have never gone to on our own . A great day of site seeing, history and finished with a fika.

Emma took us on a walking tour around Stockholm's old town. She had great anecdotes and a wonderful sense of humor. We had a lovely time. Highly recommended.

We had an excellent tour with Emma. She gave us much insight into Viking life and ruins. We also enjoyed her story telling ability. Definitely recommend.

Had a great day! Gabriel was very knowledgeable, easy going and a pleasure to spend the day with. Highly recommend this company!

We’ve been on other Viking tours and found this one average at best. It’s a very long day for nothing spectacular. I don’t recommend it

Tour was great, very informative and learned a lot about the area from the tour guide. Olof was amazing and made the trip wonderful!

Madeleine and Gabriel were great! I loved the history and personal connections both made throughout the tour. Gabriel l, our tour guide,, was great with making the tour funny and not just listing dates and names- but rather focused on the stories and was truly engaging! I also really appreciated that he organized the tour conversations- he was never pulled off topic by questions, comments since he had made space for those points and let the group know when he would provide time for those. This was especially important because sometimes with group tours questions, comments, etc. at inopportune times can take time away from key information and stops. Gabriel always asked us if we had any questions before we left a location or told us when we would have time. Amazing guide. Madeleine, our driver, was on time and made sure we were comfortable with check in on our experience, umbrella, bathroom, food, etc. She gave a great personal connection to our tour and qasajoy to spend all day with. She was so engaging and was patient with my countless noticings and wonderings. Highly recommend this tour. Great day to get out of the city and tour the countryside while learning history.

I was really looking forward to this tour, as I'm rather fascinated by Viking history; the day certainly did not disappoint! Our guide, Urban. is an absolute mine of information . The minibus drive was comfortable, with handy headsets provided to aid listening. I enjoyed everything about the trip and it was lovely to walk through some countryside as we looked at runestones. The fika at a farmhouse was a nice touch too. We had a welcome break in the very pretty town of Sigtuna; such a pretty location. Uppsala is beautiful, especially its impressive cathedral. This day trip is is a must for history lovers and was both relaxing and stimulating.

Communication ahead was prompt and clear re the pick up point. Gabriel our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and made it entertaining as well as informative. The day went by so quickly. Fascinating and I learned so much about not just Vikings but Sweden history and much more. Highly recommend this trip

Fantastic tour! It was well worth it, we absolutely enjoyed it. Guide was knowledgeable, personable & fun! I definitely recommend it, a tour not to be missed.

Sweden History Tours (SHT) offers a one day tour to the Aland Islands, which are the archipelago separating the Guld of Bothnia from the Baltic Sea. Politically, the Alands are a semi-autonomous Swedish speaking entity (their own stamps and flag) that is otherwise part of Finland. It takes about three hours to get there from Stockholm (car transfer and a ferry) and to get back, leaving about five hours on the islands if one is doing a day trip. The ferry is filled with Swedes buying tax-discounted beer (and other alcohol) and otherwise enjoying a cruise and a meal. One obviously will not see all of the attractions of the Alands in five hours, but SHT is flexible. Russia ruled Finland from 1809 to 1917, and I asked for an emphasis on the Russian occupation, especially in connection with the huge fortress Russia erected that was destroyed by the French Army and British fleet during the Crimean War. The tour was great: picked up at our hotel, delivered to the ferry, met by a wonderful local guide, saw the old Russian Post Office and Customs House, then the ruins of the fort and the very informative museum associated therewith, and we still had time for a castle (where a deposed king was exiled pre-occupation) and a medieval church. First rate way to spend a day out of Stockholm. And it helps you understand why Finland and Sweden are interested in NATO. A+ to SHT.