Read news from:
Austria
  • Europe
  • Austria
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Norway
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Switzerland's news in English

The Local
  • News
    • Cost of Living
    • Travel news
    • Brexit
  • Covid-19
  • Practical tips
    • Living costs
    • Reader questions
    • Moving to Switzerland
  • Property
    • Renting
    • Find rentals
  • Learn about Switzerland
    • Travel – Discover Switzerland
    • Food & Drink
  • Jobs
    • Business directory

Sections

Latest newsCovid-19Practical tips
Switzerland: Learn about SwitzerlandBrexitTravel news

Membership

My accountLog inStudent accessCorporate
NewslettersHelp centerGift voucher

The Local

Search siteContact usWho we are
Send us a storyAdvertise with us

Editions

AustriaEuropeGermanyNorwaySweden
DenmarkFranceItalySpainSwitzerland

Services

Jobs in SwitzerlandNoticeboard
Property rentals

SOCIAL

How you can avoid huge ‘roaming’ phone bills while visiting Switzerland
MONEY

How you can avoid huge ‘roaming’ phone bills while visiting Switzerland

Parts of Switzerland on red alert as temperatures soar
HEATWAVE

Parts of Switzerland on red alert as temperatures soar

Reader question: Can my Swiss L permit be converted into a B permit?
WORK PERMITS

Reader question: Can my Swiss L permit be converted into a B permit?

Each work permit issued in Switzerland to foreign workers comes with rules of its own in terms of what it entitles its holder to. What about the L permit?

Man rushed to hospital after stunt at Geneva’s famous Jet d’Eau fountain
GENEVA

Man rushed to hospital after stunt at Geneva’s famous Jet d’Eau fountain

Cowbells, absinthe and snow cycling: What to know about Switzerland’s ‘living traditions’
SWISS TRADITIONS

Cowbells, absinthe and snow cycling: What to know about Switzerland’s ‘living traditions’

SWISS CITIZENSHIP

Why do Swiss communes play such an important role in the naturalisation process?

Why do Swiss communes play such an important role in the naturalisation process?
Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday
TODAY IN SWITZERLAND

Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday

Reader question: Does my work permit let me move from one Swiss canton to another?
WORK PERMITS

Reader question: Does my work permit let me move from one Swiss canton to another?

REVEALED: The most popular baby names in Switzerland
LIVING IN SWITZERLAND

REVEALED: The most popular baby names in Switzerland

What language tests for permits and citizenship does Switzerland impose?
SWISS CITIZENSHIP

What language tests for permits and citizenship does Switzerland impose?

Five things that surprise foreigners who move to Zurich
ZURICH

Five things that surprise foreigners who move to Zurich

Where is bathing in fountains allowed in Switzerland?
LIVING IN SWITZERLAND

Where is bathing in fountains allowed in Switzerland?

How volunteers are scaling the Swiss Alps to chase wolves away from livestock
SWISS ALPS

How volunteers are scaling the Swiss Alps to chase wolves away from livestock

What Swiss employees need to know about working in a heatwave
WORKING IN SWITZERLAND

What Swiss employees need to know about working in a heatwave

Are there nudist beaches in Switzerland and what are their rules?
SWISS HABITS

Are there nudist beaches in Switzerland and what are their rules?

As the weather gets hotter, you may want to shed all your clothing and go swimming in just your birthday suit. But are there places in Switzerland where you can do that without breaking the law?

Would people in Switzerland benefit from a government healthcare scheme?
HEALTH INSURANCE

Would people in Switzerland benefit from a government healthcare scheme?

EXPLAINED: Switzerland’s official advice on how to protect yourself in a heatwave
WEATHER

EXPLAINED: Switzerland’s official advice on how to protect yourself in a heatwave

FOOD & DRINK

Swiss government wants residents to eat less meat to protect the climate

Swiss government wants residents to eat less meat to protect the climate
How do Switzerland’s linguistic groups differ in their outlooks?
SWITZERLAND EXPLAINED

How do Switzerland’s linguistic groups differ in their outlooks?

REVEALED: Where in Switzerland will get improved train services?
TRAVEL NEWS

REVEALED: Where in Switzerland will get improved train services?

Why cross-border workers from Germany love their Swiss jobs
WORKING IN SWITZERLAND

Why cross-border workers from Germany love their Swiss jobs

Swiss school or international school: Which is best for foreign parents?
SCHOOLS

Swiss school or international school: Which is best for foreign parents?

Why are the Swiss so obsessed with Aromat?
SWISS HABITS

Why are the Swiss so obsessed with Aromat?

Learn Switzerland’s real place names (so you don’t get lost)
TRAVEL NEWS

Learn Switzerland’s real place names (so you don’t get lost)

What you should know about Switzerland’s upcoming federal elections?
POLITICS

What you should know about Switzerland’s upcoming federal elections?

REVEALED: Switzerland’s foreign workforce continues to grow
IMMIGRATION

REVEALED: Switzerland’s foreign workforce continues to grow

Reader question: How long can I stay out of Switzerland and keep my residency rights?
WORK PERMITS

Reader question: How long can I stay out of Switzerland and keep my residency rights?

Switzerland vs the EU: Where are working conditions better?
WORKING IN SWITZERLAND

Switzerland vs the EU: Where are working conditions better?

Many foreign nationals flock to Switzerland to work. But do Swiss employers really offer more and better benefits than their counterparts in the European Union?

How train travel in Switzerland will be hit by months-long Gotthard tunnel closure
TRAVEL NEWS

How train travel in Switzerland will be hit by months-long Gotthard tunnel closure

10 sure-fire ways to offend a Swiss person
SWITZERLAND EXPLAINED

10 sure-fire ways to offend a Swiss person

ASSISTED SUICIDE

Reader question: Can foreigners access Switzerland’s assisted suicide clinics?

Reader question: Can foreigners access Switzerland’s assisted suicide clinics?
How long will Switzerland’s heatwave last?
WEATHER

How long will Switzerland’s heatwave last?

What are Switzerland’s highest paying jobs?
WAGES

What are Switzerland’s highest paying jobs?

Can I still have a religious wedding or funeral if I don’t pay Swiss church tax?
LIVING IN SWITZERLAND

Can I still have a religious wedding or funeral if I don’t pay Swiss church tax?

What are the best Swiss cantons for foreigners to live in?
LIVING IN SWITZERLAND

What are the best Swiss cantons for foreigners to live in?

The Local Europe AB
Vasagatan 10
111 20 Stockholm
Sweden
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Become a member
  • My Account
  • Newsletters options
  • Advertise with us
  • Post a job ad
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookie Settings
App store App store
modal logo Please whitelist us to continue reading.

So this website can function correctly please whitelist The Local with your adblocker, antivirus software or browser add on.

Please visit the help centre for more information