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  • Jose Carreira

    Living in Bern, the tiny capital city of Switzerland, felt very hemmed in at first. But through InterNations I met the expat community and many nice locals.

The Expat Community in Bern Welcomes You!

Gruezi, salut, and buongiorno and welcome to our expat community based in Bern! InterNations is a forum and community that was developed to help expats around the globe to meet friendly and helpful people in the same situation as themselves. Although Switzerland is a beautiful place and Bern is a lively cosmopolitan city, Swiss community life can be a little bit forbidding to outsiders, so it's important to make contacts. Previous questions which have come up in our community have included things such as, "how do you find a good hospital without paying the Earth?" and "how do I register to pay my taxes?". Our community includes old hands who know all the local secrets, as well as newcomers who are starting on the same journey as you might be yourself. There's so much to learn about this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site and modern commercial city.

An amazing community is waiting for you!

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Join Our Exciting Events in Bern

Attend our monthly events and activities for Bern expatriates to get to know like-minded expatriates in real life.

Jan 19, 2025, 6:00 PM
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The Murten Light Festival offers national and international artists a platform to present their light installations (called Arteplages). For twelve evenings, these 20 to 30 Arteplages illuminate the o
Dear Wine Friends, Let's clink glasses in Lucerne to another year of discovery tasting, flavour, fun, and joy that a good bottle brings! – On Saturday, 25 January, talented Swiss winemakers will trans
Feb 22, 2025, 6:30 PM
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Dear Dance & Party Lovers, Come and enjoy a Winter Day Dance journey into house music with Top Djs in a venue in Belp with a view of Belpberg! DJs LINE-UP (...) Protected content (...) Lookin
Dear Wine Friends, You are invited to a private Italian wine and pizza pairing dinner in Belp. – So grab a bottle of Italian wine that pairs with your favourite pizza toppings and come for a fun inter

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Arriving as an Expat in Bern

Starting a new expat posting can often feel like being thrown into a bear pit, but Bern has an actual real life bear pit! The historic Baerengraben, where the city's emblematic animals were kept, is empty now, but the famous Bears of Bern are still there, in a humane enclosure nearby. This is only one of the ways that the city keeps its old traditions alive, despite its modern economy, now that the old craft of the watchmakers of the Bernese Seeland has developed into a variety of precision engineering industries.

InterNations is the largest global network for expatriates, with communities in 420 cities around the world. Meet fellow global minds in your city of residence or get to know local expatriates before you're moving or traveling abroad and never feel like a stranger. InterNations makes it easy for you to stay in touch with your expat friends, both online and offline, so you can grow your network of friends and contacts from all over the world. Whether they live in Vienna or Berlin, InterNations allows you to be close to them even if they are miles away.

The Best Network for Expats in Bern

At InterNations in Bern, we have a lively and vibrant community, with groups interested in outdoor sports, dining, and coffee and even just acting like "Spontaneous Souls", as well as professional networking. We maintain a professional, friendly, and respectful atmosphere, so feel free to ask any questions that you have about the process of starting a new life in the city or canton. Our InterNations Groups contain some of the most interesting people you're likely to meet, so get involved today.

  • Jose Carreira

    Living in Bern, the tiny capital city of Switzerland, felt very hemmed in at first. But through InterNations I met the expat community and many nice locals.

  • Marina Salgado

    I was amazed by the variety of people that I got to meet through InterNations Bern: diplomats, CEOs, artists and expats from all nations.

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