first class | schwingeninswitzerland

In a country where personal responsibility, obeying the rules and money are all taken very seriously, fines are inevitable. We have heard that you need to budget 1000-2000 CHF a year for fines. Thankfully, we’ve only had one ticket thus far.

Here, a diverse array of behaviors are punishable by fine. Here are some interesting Swiss fines:

Highest speeding ticket in Switzerland (tickets are on a percentage of income)
Naked hiking (instead of banning it, they just decided to fine naked hikers…uber Swiss)
Entering a private drive
Putting your recyclables in the bins on a Sunday or holiday

Leaving tire marks on the floor of a parking garage
Merely entering the first class train car with a second class ticket
Taking bribes if you are a FIFA official
Pointing your laser at a helicopter (I am not making this up)
Not picking up after your dog (Unfortunately, this does not seem to be strictly enforced; we don’t see many policemen on the streets.)

Driving on a Swiss highway without a sticker on your car (that you buy from the Swiss government at the border)
Violating Bank Secrecy
Refusing to let your daughters attend swimming classes at school
Being a soccer hooligan
Having a political slogan (Tourism Equals Jobs) on a professional soccer team jersey
Claiming Anne Frank’s diary was a fake