2018 in Switzerland

Incumbents

• President of the Swiss Confederation: Alain Berset
• President of the National Council: Dominique de Buman
• President of the Swiss Council of States: Karin Keller-Sutter

  Events

• 23 September - The Canton of St Gallen become the second canton in Switzerland to vote in favor of a ban on facial coverings in public with two-thirds casting a ballot in favor.

  Sports

• 9 to 25 February - Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 166 competitors in 14 sports
• 9 to 18 March - Switzerland participated at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea

  Deaths

• 9 January – Kurt Thalmann, footballer
• 10 January – Urs Fankhauser, rower.
• 16 January – Wilhelm Melliger, equestrian
• 1 March – Luigi Taveri, motorcycle road racer
• 19 March – Jürg Laederach, writer
• 24 March – Lys Assia, singer
• 4 May – Alexander Tschäppät, politician
• 19 May – Ernst Sieber, pastor
• 6 July – Gilbert Facchinetti, entrepreneur and football executive, President of Neuchâtel Xamax.