2012 in Switzerland

Events from 2012 in Switzerland.

← 2011 2010 2009 2012 in Switzerland → 2013 2014 2015
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
  • Doris Leuthard
  • Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (President)
  • Ueli Maurer
  • Didier Burkhalter
  • Johann Schneider-Ammann
  • Simonetta Sommaruga
  • Alain Berset

Events

• January 13–15 – 2012 International Bernese Ladies Cup is in play
• March 13 – Sierre coach crash, kills 28 of 52
• March 31–April 8 – The 2012 World Men's Curling Championship takes place in Basel.^[1]
• April 8 – 2012 World Men's Curling Championship ends
• August 30–September 8 – 2012 Asian Tour, partially held in Switzerland
• October 4–October 7 – 2012 Swiss Cup Basel is in play
• October 22–October 28 – 2012 Swiss Indoors is in play
• December 26–December 31 – 2012 Spengler Cup was in play
• Swiss Space Systems is established
• 1. Liga Promotion is established

Deaths

• 12 March – Friedhelm Konietzka, German-born Swiss footballer and manager (born 1938)
• 7 July – Leon Schlumpf, politician (born 1925)^[2]
• 13 September – Otto Stich, politician (born 1927)^[3]

See also

• Public holidays in Switzerland
• List of number-one hits of 2012 (Switzerland)
• 2012 Swiss referendums
• Category:2012 in Swiss sport