2025 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2025 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

17 March – An Extra EA-400 light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff in La Punt Chamues-ch, killing all three people on board.
21 March – The Swiss Federal Council rejects a Swiss People's Party proposal aiming to cap Switzerland's population at 10 million.

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

16 June – The village of Brienz/Brinzauls is ordered evacuated due to a risk of landslide.

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

16 September – Switzerland signs a free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc.
28 September – 2025 Swiss referendums: A referendum in Zurich to ban the use of petrol-fuelled leaf blowers and leaf vacuums due to concerns over noise and air pollution passes with 61% approval, while in Thurgau, a motion to lift a ban on secular events on five religious holidays is passed by a majority of 51.1%.

15 October – Hikers in the Ober Gabelhorn discover the remains of another hiker who disappeared in 1994.

10 November – The National Hockey League opens an office in Zurich as part of efforts to increase its international presence.
18 November – Switzerland qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after drawing with Kosovo 1-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
20 November – Multiple Roman-era coins are stolen in a heist at the Musee Romain in Lausanne.
30 November – 2025 Swiss referendums: Voters reject motions to replace compulsory military service for males with compulsory military service for all genders, and to impose new taxes on the super-rich to finance efforts against climate change by margins of 84% and 78% respectively.