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News & media

Stay informed about what happens in Switzerland and what you must know as Swiss Abroad. We at SwissCommunity and our partner organisations keep you updated by means of printed and electronic information.

About us

The Organisation of the Swiss Abroad has represented the overall interests of Swiss nationals abroad in Switzerland since 1916, and is recognised by the authorities as the mouthpiece of the “Fifth Switzerland”.

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Living abroad

Living abroad as a Swiss citizen involves many challenges and questions. Here at SwissCommunity, we know which topics are of particular importance to you and we are available to assist you with advice and support.

Emigration & return migration

Have you decided to realise your dream of emigrating? Or would you like to return to Switzerland? Here you will find all the information you require to carefully plan this major undertaking.

Politics & voting

As a Swiss Abroad you may take part in elections and votes in Switzerland. You must, however, satisfy certain criteria, which may differ depending on the canton.

Offers & events

The experiences of Swiss citizens who live abroad are of great importance to Switzerland. Through a variety of offers and events, we encourage social exchanges and networking between citizens of Switzerland at home and abroad.

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Switzerland’s diverse literature

As a country with four national languages, Switzerland is home to a diverse array of literature. For a good number of years, the “Swiss Review” has been showcasing the outstanding, stunning, unique works of Swiss authors both famous and forgotten. Literary scholar Charles Linsmayer covers this wide spectrum of excellence in his regular column. Our team of literary reviewers complements his articles with notes on recent publications.

The “Swiss Review” editorial team is responsible for all content. Contact email

Corinna Bille | Tenderness over LSD and morphine

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Jonas Lüscher | A million-dollar prize

Urs Widmer | “In the Congo”, where drinking beer determines skin colour

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Elisa Shua Dusapin | Winter in South Korea

Daniel de Roulet | An entire world implodes in the mind of the marathon runner

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Rudolf Wyder | Keen on travel and outward-looking

Orlando Spreng | An anti-war novel written in General Guisan’s headquarters

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Alex Capus | Stories in and around the Sevilla bar

Isabelle Eberhardt | A restless woman goes travelling

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Alberto Nessi | Partisans and other stories

Alberto Nessi’s “Miló” collection of stories, published in 2014, is finally available in German. The protagonists of these 18 stories live on the…

Jürg Federspiel | New York as the city of love and death

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Charles Linsmayer | 150 Swiss portraits

Who is familiar with names like Lore Berger or Jonas Fränkel? Probably only a few people in the know or bookworms. It is a different story with Robert…

Hugo Loetscher | Zurich as a gateway to the world

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Peter Stamm | Alone through the world

“Thomas and Astrid had put the children to bed and were sitting on the wooden bench in front of their house with a glass of wine…” Everything appears…

Germaine de Staël | She triumphed over Napoleon Bonaparte

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Therese Bichsel | The agonising question – stay or go?

Jean-Luc Benoziglio | A native of the canton of Valais with an Italo-Turkish background

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Alexandra Lavizzari | From Kathmandu to Somerset via Rome

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Monique Schwitter | A woman and her lovers

Ella Maillart | The sea and the vast expanse of Asia were her home

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Arno Camenisch | The pessimist and the dreamer

“The dead are dancing too tonight” or “you feel an outsider in your own living room, and you are happy when you can leave again”. These are sentences…

Silvio Huonder | From Grisons to Lake Schwielowsee

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Joachim B. Schmidt | Back to the family drama

Ina Jens | Had Heidi really lived...

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Edgar Hilsenrath | The Story of the Last Thought

Tom Tirabosco | The story of an exile in Geneva told in a cartoon strip

Charles Lewinsky | Surviving the winter in two senses

Franziska Rogger | The path to political equality

Paul Collier | Overcoming anxieties with sober-mindedness

Cécile Ines Loos | Her mind was still ablaze while she dreamt

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