2012 in Switzerland

Events from 2012 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.
 * 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)
 * 13 September – Otto Stich, politician (born 1927)