2017 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2017 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• President of the Swiss Confederation: Doris Leuthard
• President of the National Council: Jürg Stahl
• President of the Swiss Council of States: Ivo Bischofberger

Events

Referendums

• Referendums were held on 12 February, 21 May and 24 September 2017.

Sport

• 2016–17 Swiss Handball League
• 2017 Geneva Open
• 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
• 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship
• 2017 Yellow Cup
• 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
• 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
• 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League
• The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016
• 2017 European Curling Championships
• 2017 European Masters (curling)
• FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017
• 2017 Katusha–Alpecin season
• 2017 Ladies Championship Gstaad
• 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
• 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Lausanne Masters
• 2017 Montreux Volley Masters
• 2017 Montreux Volley Masters squads
• 2017 Swiss Indoors
• 2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
• 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad
• Switzerland at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
• Switzerland at the 2017 World Games
• 2017 Tour de Romandie
• 2016–17 Tour de Ski
• 2017–18 Tour de Ski
• 2017 Tour de Suisse
• Switzerland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Pop Culture

• Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Other

• A landslide hit the town of Bondo, killing 8 people.

Deaths

• 1 January – Karl Gerstner, typographer (b. 1930)
• 8 January – Dominique Appia, painter (b. 1926)
• 13 January – Gilberto Agustoni, prelate (b. 1922)
• 17 January – Daniel Vischer, politician (b. 1950)
• 18 January – Samuel Widmer, physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1948)
• 30 April – Ueli Steck, rock climber (b. 1976)

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