1982 in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• *Kurt Furgler
• *Hans Hürlimann
• *Fritz Honegger
• *Willi Ritschard
• *Georges-André Chevallaz
• *Pierre Aubert
• *Leon Schlumpf
• *Alphons Egli
• *Rudolf Friedrich

Events

• 16–21 March – The 1982 World Women's Curling Championship takes place in Geneva.
• The art museum Kirchner Museum Davos is founded in Davos.

Births

• 18 November – Olivia Nobs, snowboarder

Deaths

• 5 June – Roger Bonvin, politician
• 28 June – Adolf Portmann, zoologist