Useful links for Switzerland

Portrait:

• Swissworld
• About.ch
• CIA World Factbook on Switzerland
• Worldfactsandfigures on Switzerland

Business Development:

• Swiss Products and Producers
• City of Zurich
• Greater Zurich Area
• The Canton of Zurich's Economic Development Department
• Canton of  Zurich's platform for company foundation
• Location Switzerland - Economic Development of Cantons
• Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology
• Innovation Promotion Agency
• START Business Incubator Zurich
• Club for CH technology parks & incubators (in English soon)
• Alliance of technology parks
• ETH Technology Transfer Agency
• Unitectra Technology Transfer for the Universities Berne and Zurich
• Search for an attorney – Zurich Bar Assocation
• Country Commercial Guide Switzerland (Buyusa.gov)
• Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Trade Associations:

• Economiesuisse
• Employers' Association (in German and French only)
• Swiss Bankers Association
• Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Association
• Swiss Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries Association
• Swiss Organization for Facilitating Investments (in English soon)
• OSEC Business Network Switzerland
• Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association
• Pool of Experts for Export Questions
• Swiss Fiduciary Association
• Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry
• Federation of Swiss Industrial Holding Companies (Industrie-Holding)
• Swiss Export Risk Guarantee (SERV)
• Swiss Association for Standardisation
• Swiss Textile Federation (Association of Swiss Textile and Clothing Industry) (SGCI)
• Association of Swiss Metal-Working Industry Sub-Contractors (SMZ)
• Swiss Association of the Information, Communication & Organisation Industry (SWICO)
• The Swiss Association for Environmental Technology (SVUT)
• Swiss Insurance Association
• Swiss Association of Private Hospitals - SAPH
• Swiss Federation of Private Schools in Switzerland
• Swiss Wine Communication SA
• The Swiss Research Information System (Aramis)
• Swiss Life Sciences Database
• Platform for the ICT-Industry (Basel)
• Swiss Medtech Platform
• Swiss Biotech Platform

Fairs:

• Swiss Fairies' Association Fair agenda (in German only)
• Art Basel International Art Fair, Basel
• Swiss Financial Trade Fair, Zurich
• Igeho - International Fair for Catering, Gastronomy and Hotel Business, Basel
• International Fair for Inventions, new Techniques and Products, Geneva
• MCH Messe Schweiz Fairs and Congresses, Basel and Zurich
• Swiss Fairs' Association
• Orbit & Internet Expo Zurich
• International Motor-Show and Accessories, Geneva
• Swiss Building Fairs, Basel
• Worldidac - International Exhibition for Education and Training, Basel

Administration:

• Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, D.C.
• U.S. Embassy, Berne
• The Swiss Portal
• The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
• City of Zurich
• Work permits for the Canton of Zurich
• Federal Office for the Commercial Resgister
• Federal Social Insurance Office
• Swiss Federal Tax Administration
• Federal Custom's Administration
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
• SUVA Swiss Accident Insurance Fund
• Swiss Federal Banking Commission
• Swiss National Bank
• Federal Office for Statistics 

Education:

• Federal Polytechnic (EPFL), Lausanne
• Federal Polytechnic (ETHZ), Zurich
• University St. Gallen (HSG)
• University Basel
• University Berne
• University Freiburg
• University Geneva
• University Lausanne
• University Luzern
• University Lugano
• University Zurich
• University Neuchâtel
• Switch Index of Swiss universities of applied sciences
• Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities
• Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET
• State Secretariat for Education and Research SER
• Swiss Learning Revue (e-Newsletter)

Job Portals:

• Swiss Talents
• www.eFinancialCareers.ch Financial Jobs' placement (in German, French and Italian only)
• www.job-area.ch Labor market authority representing regional job placement service centers
• www.topjobs.ch A platform for recruiting skilled experts and executives
• www.jobwindow.ch
• www.jobwinner.ch
• www.nzzexecutive.ch Portal focused on management and specialist positions

Tourism:

• Switzerland Tourism
• City of Zurich
• Information on travel and tourism in Switzerland
• Swiss hotels
• Swiss International Airlines
• Museums (only in German, French and Italian)

International Airports:

• Euroairport Basel/Bale Basel-Mulhouse
• Geneva International Airport Geneva
• Zurich Airport Zurich

Regional Airports:

• Flughafen Bern Belp Berne
• Flughafen Sion Sion
• Flughafen St.Gallen Altenrhein
• Airport Engadin Samedan
• Airport Lugano Lugano

Real Estate:

• Homegate
• Immoscout

Public Transport:

• Swiss Federal Railways
• Local Public Transport Zurich
• Local Public Transport Geneva (in French only)
• Local Public Transport Berne
• Local Public Transport Basel (in German only)
• Local Public Transport Lausanne (in French only)
• Local Public Transport St. Gallen
• Local Public Transport Lugano
• Local Public Transport Lucerne (in German only)
• Local Public Transport Winterthur (in German only)
• Local Public Transport Chur
• Local Public Transport Schaffhausen (in German only)
• Local Public Transport Neuchâtel (in French only)
• Local Public Transport Biel/Bienne (in French and German only)

Media:

• NZZ - Neue Zuercher Zeitung - English Window
• Swissinfo

Weather:

• MeteoNews

September 2007