2017 in Switzerland

Events in the year 2017 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

 * President of the Swiss Confederation: Doris Leuthard
 * President of the National Council: Jürg Stahl
 * President of the Swiss Council of States: Ivo Bischofberger

Referendums

 * Referendums were held on 12 February, 21 May and 24 September 2017.

Sport

 * 2016–17 Swiss Handball League
 * 2017 Geneva Open
 * 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season
 * 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship
 * 2017 Yellow Cup
 * 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
 * 2016–17 Championnat LNA season
 * 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League
 * The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016
 * 2017 European Curling Championships
 * 2017 European Masters (curling)
 * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017
 * 2017 Katusha–Alpecin season
 * 2017 Ladies Championship Gstaad
 * 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne
 * 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour – Lausanne Masters
 * 2017 Montreux Volley Masters
 * 2017 Montreux Volley Masters squads
 * 2017 Swiss Indoors
 * 2017 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
 * 2017 Swiss Open Gstaad
 * Switzerland at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
 * Switzerland at the 2017 World Games
 * 2017 Tour de Romandie
 * 2016–17 Tour de Ski
 * 2017–18 Tour de Ski
 * 2017 Tour de Suisse
 * Switzerland at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics

Pop Culture

 * Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Other

 * A landslide hit the town of Bondo, killing 8 people.

Deaths



 * 1 January – Karl Gerstner, typographer (b. 1930)
 * 8 January – Dominique Appia, painter (b. 1926)
 * 13 January – Gilberto Agustoni, prelate (b. 1922)
 * 17 January – Daniel Vischer, politician (b. 1950)
 * 18 January – Samuel Widmer, physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1948)
 * 30 April – Ueli Steck, rock climber (b. 1976)