2018 Switzerland-themed Gift Guide

Our Switzerland-themed Gift Guide is ready to help inspire your Swiss-themed gift-giving.

Below you will find some of my very favourite Swiss things – swiss items for the home, food and drink, books, games, and not forgetting amazing, uniquely Swiss experiences.

If you want something with a touch of Swissness for the kids – check out our Swiss Gift Guide For Kids. Not enough inspiration on this page? We release a gift guide every year so check out the links below:

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

 

25 Unique Switzerland-themed Gift Ideas

 

Gifts inspired by the Swiss Home

Swiss Gift Guide

  • The best peeler you will ever try – Rex Sparschäler –  for Fr. 5.90
  • I couldn’t survive in the kitchen without these pairing knives – a set from Victorinox for 22 CHF
  • How do the Swiss roll their cookies so evenly? Teighölzli are your answer – from Betty Bossi for 17.90 CHF
  • This would have to be the CUTEST fondue pot EVER, and we may just have it ourselves – Alois Carigiet Fondue Pot from Kuhnrikon starting from 119 CHF
  • Check out the vintage Swiss army store from Curial Swiss Army and their main site Curial Vintage for unique Swissness for your home.
  • With a huge range of vintage Swiss posters, Galerie 123 is a great place to start looking for something special for your walls.

 Switzerland- themed Gift Guide: Food and Drink

Presents from Switzerland

  • Check out the list of the winners of the Swiss Beer Awards for inspiration for your favourite Beer drinker
  • Gin is in – so why not give the gift of local Gin – I’ve got my eyes on the Gin made from the Halfihof Fruit Farm - Florales Rigi Dry Gin. From Haldihof.ch for 61.50 CHF
  • Support local Swiss Organic Farmers with a gift voucher from Farmy
  • There is more to Swiss Chocolate than just Lindt get to know smaller producers whose passion is all about the chocolate
    • Taucherli Handmade Chocolates in Zurich
    • Max Chocolatier also in Zürich as well as Lucerne
    • Strickler in Zug for their Pavés
    • The small bakery Chilestägli in the town of Arth, located at the end of the lake Zug has amazing Kirschstengeli (chocolate filled with cherry brandy) and other delicious chocolate specialities. Aeschbach Chocolatier make great ones too

Swiss-Inspired Books and Paper Goods

Swiss-themed Board Games

Gifts from Switzerland

  • The most beautiful Jass Set I’ve ever seen – from Kurts for 154 CHF
  • These are from the kid’s list, but I know adults who love games too!
  • Monopoly has gone Swiss and there are

Switzerland-themed Gift Guide: Experiences 

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Check out all our z’Nüni Gift Guides:

2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

and our past z’Nüni Gift Guides for kids:

2019 | 2018

About the author

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Kristin Reinhard
Kristin Reinhard is an Australia-born writer and photographer who has lived in Switzerland for 25 years. Fluent in Swiss-German and married to a Swiss husband, she raises three bilingual kids in the canton of Zug. Through z'Nüni, she shares trusted stories to help readers experience Swiss life more deeply.
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