2016 in Switzerland
The following lists events that happened during '''2016 in Switzerland.'''
Incumbents
- Federal Council:
- *Doris Leuthard
- *Guy Parmelin
- *Ueli Maurer
- *Didier Burkhalter
- *Johann Schneider-Ammann
- *Simonetta Sommaruga
- *Alain Berset
Events
- April 2–April 11 - The 2016 World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Basel.
- June 1 - The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is opened following two decades of construction work.
- December 18–December 19 - An attacker murders one man before shooting 3 people at an Islamic center in downtown Zürich.
Deaths
- 31 January – Benoît Violier, French-Swiss chef
- 5 August – Alphons Egli, politician