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What are the rules for swimming in Swiss mountain lakes?

swimming

What are the rules for swimming in Swiss mountain lakes?

What kind of donations can you deduct from your Swiss taxes?

Taxes

What kind of donations can you deduct from your Swiss taxes?

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

Today in Switzerland

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

South-bound motorists face long queues at the Gothard tunnel; push for a longer maternity leave in Switzerland is gaining momentum; and more news in our Tuesday roundup.

'Please have a referendum on AC': Your tips for coping with Switzerland’s heatwaves

Reader insights

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'Please have a referendum on AC': Your tips for coping with Switzerland’s heatwaves

Swiss hard-right claims EU treaties represent ‘free rein for thieves and other criminals’

Politics

Swiss hard-right claims EU treaties represent ‘free rein for thieves and other criminals’

Airport bosses warn EU's new border checks triple waiting times for Brits

Travel news

Airport bosses warn EU's new border checks triple waiting times for Brits

What are the rules for what you can wear in Swiss swimming pools?

Living in Switzerland

What are the rules for what you can wear in Swiss swimming pools?

Switzerland faces new form of extremism in 2026

Terrorism

Switzerland faces new form of extremism in 2026

Swiss rivers and lakes at lowest levels in 20 years

Climate crisis

Swiss rivers and lakes at lowest levels in 20 years

Swiss hard-right promotes neutrality with German costumes

Politics

Swiss hard-right promotes neutrality with German costumes

Summer 2026

Is it legal to wear (only) swimwear in Swiss cities?

Swiss habits

Is it legal to wear (only) swimwear in Swiss cities?

How the heatwave could impact food prices in Switzerland

prices

How the heatwave could impact food prices in Switzerland

When should you go to hospital in Switzerland during a heatwave?

Health

When should you go to hospital in Switzerland during a heatwave?

Could Switzerland’s heatwave and drought end this week?

Climate crisis

Could Switzerland’s heatwave and drought end this week?

Living in Switzerland

Can a Swiss employer ask you to prove you don't have debt problems?

Working in Switzerland

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Can a Swiss employer ask you to prove you don't have debt problems?

The Swiss websites that can help you save money

Money

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The Swiss websites that can help you save money

Shopping tourism: Where does the Swiss franc go furthest abroad?

Money

Shopping tourism: Where does the Swiss franc go furthest abroad?

How to resolve a dispute with your Swiss landlord

Renting

How to resolve a dispute with your Swiss landlord

Working in Switzerland

EXPLAINED: How to resolve conflicts with your Swiss employer

Working in Switzerland

EXPLAINED: How to resolve conflicts with your Swiss employer

Zurich and Wintertur's minimum wages get green light from top court

Zurich

Zurich and Wintertur's minimum wages get green light from top court

EXPLAINED: The rules in Switzerland for working in a heatwave

Weather

EXPLAINED: The rules in Switzerland for working in a heatwave

Can I get time off work for moving house in Switzerland?

Property

Can I get time off work for moving house in Switzerland?

Swiss Citizenship

How members of Switzerland's World Cup squad got citizenship in record time

Swiss citizenship

How members of Switzerland's World Cup squad got citizenship in record time

Do you need a lawyer to help get a Swiss work permit or citizenship?

Work permits

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Do you need a lawyer to help get a Swiss work permit or citizenship?

EXPLAINED: Why do US citizens in Switzerland give up their American passports?

Swiss citizenship

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EXPLAINED: Why do US citizens in Switzerland give up their American passports?

Switzerland’s National Council rejects easier naturalisation requirements

Swiss citizenship

Switzerland’s National Council rejects easier naturalisation requirements

What you can and can't do in your garden in Switzerland this summer

Property

What you can and can't do in your garden in Switzerland this summer

Lac Léman not Lake Geneva: What are the local names for places in Switzerland?

Travel news

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Lac Léman not Lake Geneva: What are the local names for places in Switzerland?

Reader question: Can I use euros to pay in Switzerland?

Money

Reader question: Can I use euros to pay in Switzerland?

Nine stereotypes about Switzerland that just aren’t true

Switzerland explained

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Nine stereotypes about Switzerland that just aren’t true