Switzerland's housing crisis will ease only marginally next year, according to a new study
About 50,000 new homes should reach the market in 2027 — a 25% jump from the recent low, but still not enough to end the shortage.
The Federal Housing Office warns the situation has worsened again in 2025 and the first half of 2026, particularly around Zurich, central Switzerland, and mountain regions which means that rents in the toughest markets will keep climbing.
Lausanne bike shelters get an upgrade
Lausanne's grey metal Vélobox bike shelters, mocked as "Soviet bunkers" since their rollout in January, are getting an artistic makeover
Cook from Vaud goes global
A 31-year-old Vaudois cook is finding a global audience for a very local idea — low-calorie versions of classic comfort food
Lake Zurich at record low
Lake Zurich is at its lowest level ever recorded, 22 centimetres below the previous 1952 low
Ticks more prevalent in Switzerland
Ticks are moving to higher altitudes in Switzerland, with researchers now recording them at up to 2,300 metres
Winter flu wave expected
The Federal Office of Public Health expects Switzerland's flu wave to hit from mid-December, but some vaccine deliveries are already running late
Cross border gun burglaries
French criminal networks are recruiting teenagers on Snapchat and TikTok to break into Swiss gun shops and feed the black market across the border
