2025 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2025 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• President of the Swiss Confederation: Karin Keller-Sutter
• President of the National Council: Maja Riniker
• President of the Swiss Council of States: Andrea Caroni

Events

January

• 1 January – Karin Keller-Sutter is sworn in as President of Switzerland.

March

• 17 March – An Extra EA-400 light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff in La Punt Chamues-ch, killing all three people on board.
• 21 March – The Swiss Federal Council rejects a Swiss People's Party (SVP) proposal aiming to cap Switzerland's population at 10 million.

May

• 13–17 May – Switzerland finishes at 10th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel.
• 17 May –
• Two people are killed in an avalanche at Eiger.
• 2025 Blatten glacier collapse: The village of Blatten (Lötschen) is ordered evacuated due to a mudslide caused by the disintegration of the Birch glacier. Another glacial collapse largely destroys the town on 28 May, leaving one person missing.
• 24 May – One person is killed in an avalanche while climbing the Morgenhorn.
• 25 May – Five skiers are found dead at the Adler Glacier in the Rimpfischhorn.

June

• 16 June – The village of Brienz/Brinzauls is ordered evacuated due to a risk of landslide.

July

• 2–27 July – UEFA Women's Euro 2025

August

• 1 August – The European Court of Justice rules that decisions made by Swiss-based international organizations, including FIFA, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the International Olympic Committee, can be challenged outside the country.
• 24 August – A South Korean climber dies after a fall while descending from the Matterhorn.
• 28 August – The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland upholds the 2024 conviction of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for rape and sexual coercion.

September

• 16 September – Switzerland signs a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc.
• 28 September – 2025 Swiss referendums: A referendum in Zurich to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums due to concerns over noise and air pollution passes with 61% approval, while in Thurgau, a motion to lift a ban on secular events on five religious holidays is passed by a majority of 51.1%.

October

• 15 October – Hikers in the Ober Gabelhorn discover the remains of another hiker who disappeared in 1994.

November

• 10 November – The National Hockey League opens an office in Zurich as part of efforts to increase its international presence.
• 18 November – Switzerland qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after drawing with Kosovo 1-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
• 20 November – Multiple Roman-era coins are stolen in a heist at the Musee Romain in Lausanne.
• 30 November – 2025 Swiss referendums: Voters reject motions to replace compulsory military service for males with compulsory military service for all genders, and to impose new taxes on the super-rich to finance efforts against climate change by margins of 84% and 78% respectively.

December

• 11 December – Alpine yodeling is recognized as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Art and entertainment

• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 2 January – Berchtoldstag Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 1 March – Republic Day
• 19 March – Saint Joseph's Day
• 3 April – Näfels Ride
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 29 May – Ascension Day
• 9 June – Whit Monday
• 19 June – Corpus Christi
• 29 June – Saints Peter and Paul
• 1 August – Swiss National Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 11 September – Jeûne genevois
• 21 September – Lundi du Jeûne
• 25 September – Saint Nicholas of Flüe Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day
• 31 December – Restoration Day

Deaths

January

• 2 January
• Bernie Constantin, 77, songwriter and radio show host.
• Werner Leimgruber, 90, footballer (Zürich, national team).

May

• 10 May – Koyo Kouoh, 57, Cameroonian-born museum curator.

September

• 18 September – Alfred Heer, 57, MNC (since 2007).

November

• 29 November –
• Ludwig Minelli, 92, lawyer, founder of Dignitas.
• Erwin Jutzet, 74, politician, member of the Council of State of the Canton of Fribourg (2007–2016), National Council (1995–2007), and the Grand Council of Fribourg (1982–1995).

December

• 12 December – Werner Ferrari, 78, convicted serial killer.
• 31 December – Peter-Lukas Graf, 96, flutist, conductor and academic.

References

External links

• Online calendar