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.Eva Oertle: "Berühmter Schweizer Flötist Peter-Lukas Graf gestorben". srf.ch, 5 January 2026 (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
References
External links Online calendar