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
Events
Referendums Referendums were held on 12 February, 21 May and 24 September 2017.Daten der nächsten eidgenössischen Volksabstimmungen Die Schweizer Behörden
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)
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