2025 in Switzerland

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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. ^[1]

March

• 17 March – An Extra EA-400 light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff in La Punt Chamues-ch, killing all three people on board. ^[2]
• 21 March – The Swiss Federal Council rejects a Swiss People's Party (SVP) proposal aiming to cap Switzerland's population at 10 million. ^{[3] [4]}

May

• 13–17 May – Switzerland finishes at 10th place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel. ^{[5] [6]}
• 17 May –
  • Two people are killed in an avalanche at Eiger. ^[7]
  • 2025 Blatten glacier collapse : The village of Blatten (Lötschen) is ordered evacuated due to a mudslide ^[8] caused by the disintegration of the Birch glacier. Another glacial collapse largely destroys the town on 28 May, leaving one person missing. ^[9]
• 24 May – One person is killed in an avalanche while climbing the Morgenhorn. ^[10]
• 25 May – Five skiers are found dead at the Adler Glacier in the Rimpfischhorn. ^[11]

June

• 16 June – The village of Brienz/Brinzauls is ordered evacuated due to a risk of landslide. ^[12]

July

• 2–27 July – UEFA Women's Euro 2025 ^{[13] [14]}

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. ^[15]
• 24 August – A South Korean climber dies after a fall while descending from the Matterhorn. ^[16]
• 28 August – The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland upholds the 2024 conviction of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan for rape and sexual coercion. ^[17]

September

• 16 September – Switzerland signs a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc. ^[18]

Art and entertainment

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

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Switzerland

Source: ^[19]

• 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. ^[20]
  • Werner Leimgruber, 90, footballer (Zürich, national team). ^[21]

May

• 10 May – Koyo Kouoh, 57, Cameroonian-born museum curator. ^[22]

References

1. "Switzerland's new president in 2025". Le News. 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
2. "A small plane headed for Denmark has crashed in the Swiss Alps. 3 people are believed to be dead". AP News. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
3. "Swiss Government Rejects Population Cap, Fighting Largest Party". 21 March 2025.
5. "Eurovision 2025: Austria wins with last-minute vote, as the UK comes 19th". BBC. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
6. "Austria's JJ triumphs at Eurovision 2025 amid anti-Israel protests". France 24. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
7. "Two dead in Swiss mountain avalanche". BBC. 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
8. "A Swiss village is evacuated because of a threat of a mudslide". AP News. 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
9. "Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village". BBC. 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
10. "Six die in Switzerland weekend mountain accidents". France 24. 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
11. "Bodies of five skiers found near Swiss resort". BBC. 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
12. "Swiss village evacuated over threat of rockslide". AP News. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
13. "Bund begrüsst den Zuschlag für die Women's EURO 2025 in der Schweiz". Bundesrat. Magglingen. 4 April 2023.
14. "Switzerland to host UEFA Women's EURO 2025". UEFA. 4 April 2023.
15. "Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA's decisions can be challenged outside Switzerland". AP News. 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-01.
16. "S. Korean mountaineer dies in fall on Matterhorn". Yonhap. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
17. "Switzerland's top court upholds Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan's conviction for rape, sexual coercion". AP News. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
18. "South America's Mercosur bloc signs trade deal with 4 European countries". AP News . 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
19. "Switzerland Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
20. Siebenmann, Laurent (2 January 2025). "Le chanteur suisse Bernie Constantin est décédé". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
21. "Carnet noir: Werner Leimgruber est décédé à 90 ans". RTN. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
22. "Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58". AP News. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

External links

• Online calendar