Philippe Haeberli
Head of the City Marketing Department

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The Thun Economic Area (WRT for Wirtschaftsraum Thun) is an important region for business in the center of Switzerland.
The WRT is at home on Lake Thun and surrounded by the breathtaking Alps.

With the completion of the new Lötschberg Base Tunnel, Switzerland’s Valais is just over 30 minutes away, and you can reach Milano, Italy in 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Attractive numbers and facts about the Thun Economic Area 
 13 well-populated communities 
 100,000 residents
 44,000 jobs
 Eleventh-largest city in Switzerland 
 Tenth-largest urban area in Switzerland

Current projects

The Thun-Schoren Business Park, Selve Campus, ESP Thun North, Schlossberg; many new and modern business addresses will be created in the city of Thun in the coming years. more...

The Advantages of the Thun Economic Area

The high standard of living, central location, good network, and education institutions for young and new businessmen and women make Greater Thun a popular place for commercial enterprises. more...

 

Professional help for start-ups

InnoBE offers professional help for start-ups for free. They give professional advice especially for the following topics: finances, marketing, businessplan or location. more...

Attractive numbers and facts about the Thun Economic Area

 100,000 residents 
 44,000 jobs 
 4,500 companies 
 Eleventh-largest city
 Tenth-largest urban area
more...

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide all of our services in English. However, our English-speaking team is here to help you personally with help getting started, financing, permissions and approvals, taxes, contacts, etc.