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Why Swiss health insurance is getting more expensive again – and what you are actually paying for
Health insurance in Switzerland is set to become more expensive again in 2027. The average monthly premium will rise to CHF 412 – 5% more than in 2026. For adults, the nationwide average will increase from CHF 464.80 to CHF 487.60 per month
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Why Does Neutral Switzerland Sell Weapons but Restrict Their Transfer to Ukraine?
Switzerland exports hundreds of millions of francs' worth of military equipment every year. Some of its biggest customers are European countries providing military assistance to Ukraine. Yet those same countries cannot always pass Swiss-made weapons on to Kyiv. Why does this
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What to Do If Your Health Insurance Does Not Cover a Medical Bill in Switzerland
If your health insurer in Switzerland does not pay a medical bill in full, this does not necessarily mean that your claim has been denied. The amount may have been applied to your deductible or co-payment, the insurer may be missing supporting documents, or the original bill from the
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2 months ago
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“A Grant Doesn’t Start with Looking for Money”: Svitlana Olieinikova on Turning an Idea into a Real Project
Five billion Swiss francs — that is how much Switzerland plans to allocate to Ukraine’s reconstruction through 2036. CHF 1.5 billion has already been earmarked for the first phase, running through 2028. Behind these figures are not only large-scale
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2 months ago
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Switzerland Is Heating Up. Why Is It Still So Difficult to Install Air Conditioning?
38°C in Basel, tropical nights, flats that fail to cool down by morning, and air conditioners disappearing from the shelves. The summer of 2026 has once again brought Switzerland face to face with an issue the country has traditionally approached with some restraint: keeping homes co
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2 months ago
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“Not Losing the Ukraine Within”: How Mriya School Helps Children Grow Up Between Two Cultures
For children growing up far from Ukraine, their mother tongue gradually stops being something they can take for granted. It needs a space where it is not only spoken in lessons, but also used for reading, debating, joking, singing, exploring history and learning how to tell others about their cou
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2 months ago
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Disability Insurance (IV) in Switzerland: What Ukrainians Should Know
When health gives way and a person can no longer work, or only part-time, Switzerland has a dedicated system for it: disability insurance, widely known by its German abbreviation IV. For Ukrainians who have arrived in recent years, the questions are very practical. Am I covered at al
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3 months ago
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Tenants' Rights in Switzerland: How to Lower Your Rent, Handle Noise and Deal with Defects
Switzerland is very much a country of tenants: only around 36% of private households live in a home they own. For many people who move to Switzerland, renting an apartment or house is therefore not only the first housing option but often the only realistic one.Swiss tenancy la
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3 months ago
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A Career You Can Take With You: Yulia Veluchko on Cake Making and Starting Over in Switzerland
A pastry or a cake might seem like one of the most ordinary things to order online. But Yuliia Velychko believes that people first place their trust in the person — and only then in the recipe.That is why a single Instagram post about her move to Switzerland brought her first
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3 months ago
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Who Decides What Can Be Built in Switzerland: The Owner, the Municipality or the Neighbours?
A landowner may propose a development, but they do not have the sole authority to decide what can be built on their property. The municipality checks whether the project complies with local regulations, while neighbours may, under certain conditions, request that the decision
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3 months ago
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Camping in Switzerland: Where You Can Spend the Night and What You Need to Know
There is no blanket federal ban on wild camping in Switzerland. But that does not mean you can pitch a tent beside any lake, in any forest or on any Alpine meadow. The rules depend on the canton, the municipality and the legal status of the area. Here is how the Swiss system
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3 months ago
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The Extract from the Debt Enforcement Register: Why This Document Often Decides Whether You Get the Flat in Switzerland
In Switzerland, trust in a person's ability to pay is often confirmed not with words but with a single sheet of paper — the extract from the debt enforcement register (Betreibungsregisterauszug). Landlords ask for it before a tenancy agreement is signed; banks, leasing companies and
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3 months ago
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Accident Insurance in Switzerland: When Your Employer Protects You — and When Only You Do
When a Ukrainian starts working in Switzerland, accident insurance usually feels like something the employer takes care of automatically. In principle that is true: compulsory accident insurance covers employees through their job. Yet behind this apparent simplicity lies a detail tha
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3 months ago
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Ukrainian Artist Alyona Rieznichek: "Switzerland Is Where I Chose to Truly Become an Artist"
Iryna Mykhalkiv-Vynnyk Member of the National Union of Journalists of UkraineThis article was prepared with editorial support from the UAinfo team.When Russia's full-scale invasion forced Alyona Rieznichek to leave Ukraine in 20
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3 months ago
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Selling, Gifting or Bequeathing: What Happens to Swiss Property When the Owner Wants to Let It Go
Owning a home is only one chapter of the story. Sooner or later the opposite question arises: how to part with the property. There are three routes — to sell it, give it away, or pass it on — and each comes with its own rules and, above all, its own tax logic. The paradox is that the
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3 months ago
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How One Small Mistake Can Cost Tens of Thousands of Francs: Common Situations from Everyday Swiss Life
In Switzerland, serious financial losses rarely begin with a bad investment, a risky business decision or an expensive purchase. Far more often they grow out of something that looks trivial at the time: an official letter left unopened, a contract signed without being read, an insure
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3 months ago
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The Swiss Rental Agreement: Tenant Rights That Are Easy to Underestimate
For most Ukrainians settling in Switzerland, the rental agreement is the document that marks the real start of everyday life. It is often signed in a hurry, in the relief of having finally found a place to live, and that is precisely why misunderstandings surface later: about the dep
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3 months ago
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The Ukrainian Memorial Stone in Losone: 80 Years of History
Iryna Mykhalkiv-VynnykMember of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine"To the Fighters for the Freedom of Ukraine, 1918–1946"In 2017, I prepared a research article for the Ukrainian press about Polish soldiers who
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3 months ago
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The Swiss Rental Agreement: Tenant Rights That Are Easy to Underestimate
For most Ukrainians settling in Switzerland, the rental agreement is the document that marks the real start of everyday life. It is often signed in a hurry, in the relief of having finally found a place to live, and that is precisely why misunderstandings surface later: about the dep
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3 months ago
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The First Year in Switzerland: Ten Mistakes Ukrainians Most Often Make
A year after arriving, two Ukrainians can be living in two completely different Switzerlands. One already works in their profession, speaks German and is looking into a mortgage; the other still postpones decisions, pays bills they needn't, and cannot see why the system "doesn't work
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