Swiss canton holidays & scheduling

Clients in Geneva expect Jeûne genevois to be blocked; Bern clients expect Berchtoldstag. A US scheduling tool treats Switzerland as one country—or ignores regional holidays entirely.

Double-booking on a public holiday damages trust, especially in regulated professions.

Only 1 August is a public holiday set for the whole of Switzerland. The cantons, and in some places the municipalities, set all the others. Some holidays move with Easter; others are fixed. Your team's canton of practice—not your client's—usually drives which days you close.

Multi-location firms may need different holiday sets per office or host.

A Zurich consultant and a Ticino partner share a firm link but observe different calendars. Scheduling software must apply the right set per host or location.

Zitli ships all 26 cantons pre-loaded—each account picks its canton.

Blocked holidays remove slots automatically. Clients never see times you cannot honour. Reminders still respect working hours around holiday weeks.

Manual overrides remain possible for exceptional openings—document them for reception staff.

Select your canton once per account. Holidays feed straight into your availability rules. No annual CSV import from admin.

Pair this with Swiss data protection and CHF pricing guides when presenting Zitli to compliance or finance.