# List of newspapers in Switzerland

The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995 and 197 in 2010. Prior to the 18th century, the Swiss press market was small, being limited to the elites who were literate, though development varied by region and language. The authorities of the Cantons of Switzerland also censored the press, which mostly prevented newspapers from reporting many aspects of local and confederal news. Due to the influence of the Enlightenment this began to change in the 1730s. The Helvetic Republic proclaimed national freedom of the press, but soon after censorship by the government increased again. The Tagsatzung made efforts to unify cantonal censorship practices through several decrees relating to the press and foreigners, which renewed efforts to get freedom of the press. This was achieved during the restoration period, after which a politically active press became present in all the linguistic regions of the country. Most papers then served to politically propagandize, even when operating as a loss. Press later became commercial, first in Francophone Switzerland in the 1870s, followed by German-speaking Switzerland in the 1890s; Italian-speaking Switzerland only did the same towards the end of the 20th century.
Switzerland has a high rate of newspaper reading, even with the creation of electronic media. The Francophone press market was, for several generations, dominated by Edipresse (Lausanne, which owned most of the dailies) and Ringier (Zurich, owned most of the magazines), but new competition arrived in the 21st century. Edipresse's Swiss operations were in 2009 bought out by Tamedia (Zurich; now TX Group). The country was ranked 9th in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders in 2024.

## Current
### German language

The leading German-language papers in Switzerland are the Blick, Tages-Anzeiger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and Basler Zeitung.
| Name | Established | Owner | City | Canton | Occurrence |
| 20 Minuten | 1999 | TX Group | | | Daily |
| Baslerstab | 1977 | Basler Zeitung Medien | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Daily |
| Aargauer Zeitung | 1996 | AZ Medien Gruppe | Aarau | Canton of Aargau | Daily |
| Appenzeller Zeitung [de] | 1828 | CH Media | | Appenzell Ausserrhoden/Appenzell Innerrhoden | Daily |
| Basellandschaftliche Zeitung (bz) | 1832 | Luedin | Liestal | Basel-Landschaft | Daily |
| Basler Zeitung (BaZ) | 1977 | Basler Zeitung Medien | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Daily |
| Berner Zeitung | 1979 | Espace Media Groupe/TX Group | Bern | Canton of Bern | Daily |
| Bieler Tagblatt | 1850 | Gassmann AG | Biel/Bienne | Canton of Bern | Daily |
| Blick | 1959 | Ringier | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Bote der Urschweiz | 1858 | Triner family | Schwyz | Canton of Schwyz | Daily |
| Bote vom Untersee und Rhein | 1900 | Keller family | Steckborn | Canton of Thurgau | Twice weekly |
| Der Bund | 1850 | TX Group | Bern | Canton of Bern | Daily |
| Engadiner Post [de] / Posta Ladina | 1894 | Gammeter Media AG | | Canton of the Grisons | |
| Finanz und Wirtschaft [de] | 1928 | TX Group | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly |
| Freiburger Nachrichten [de] | 1904 | Freiburger Nachrichten AG | Fribourg | Canton of Fribourg | Daily |
| Handelszeitung | 1861 | Axel Springer SE | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly |
| Der Landbote | 1836 | Ziegler Druck und Verlags AG | Winterthur | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Limmattaler Zeitung | 1972 | AZ Medien | Dietikon | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Luzerner Zeitung | 1996 | CH Media | Lucerne | Canton of Lucerne | Daily |
| Neue Zürcher Zeitung | 1780 | NZZ Mediengruppe | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Neue Liewo | 1993 | Liechtensteiner Vaterland | Werdenberg | Canton of St. Gallen | Weekly |
| Nidwaldner Zeitung | 1866 | CH Media | | Canton of Nidwalden | Daily |
| Novitats [de] | 1983 | | | Canton of the Grisons | |
| Obersee Nachrichten | 1981 | Zürcher Regionalzeitungen AG | Rapperswil | Canton of St. Gallen | Weekly |
| SonntagsZeitung [de] | 2009 | TX Group | | | Weekly |
| St. Galler Tagblatt | 1839 | St. Galler Tagblatt AG | St. Gallen | Canton of St. Gallen | Daily |
| Solothurner Zeitung | 1878 | AZ Medien | | Canton of Solothurn | Thrice weekly |
| Die Südostschweiz | 1997 | Somedia | Chur | Canton of the Grisons | Daily |
| Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich [de] | 1730 | TX Group | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly |
| Tages-Anzeiger | 1893 | TX Group | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| TagesWoche | 2011 | Neue Medien Basel AG | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Weekly/Online |
| Tessiner Zeitung | 1908 | Rezzonico Editore SA | Locarno | Canton of Ticino | Weekly |
| Thurgauer Zeitung | 1798 | Thurgauer Medien AG | St. Gallen | Canton of St. Gallen | Daily |
| Walliser Bote | 1840 | Mengis Druck & Verlag | Brig | Canton of Valais | Daily |
| Watson | 2014 | CH Media | N/A | N/A | Online |
| WOZ Die Wochenzeitung | 1981 | Genossenschaft infolink | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly |
| Zuger Zeitung [de] | 1991 | CH Media | Zug | Canton of Zug | |
| Zürcher Oberländer | 1852 | Zürcher Oberland Medien AG | Wetzikon | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Zürcher Unterländer | 1852 | TA Medien AG | Bülach | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| Zürichsee-Zeitung | 1845 | Zürcher Regionalzeitungen AG | Stäfa | Canton of Zurich | Daily |

### French language

The leading Francophone papers in Switzerland are the 24 heures, Tribune de Genève, La Liberté, and Le Temps. Prior to 1830, the press was limited, largely due to government censorship which made covering political topics difficult. There were a few political newspapers, but they usually had short lifespans, in addition to some opinion papers. Due to the increased freedoms in the post 1830 period, the amount of newspapers dramatically increased. From 1870 to 1910, there was also a large increase in local Francophone papers, whereas before there were largely only papers for cantonal capitals and cities. There was also a cantonal press, with more professional journalism and with a larger format (also with access to news agencies). Many such papers were expressly political and partisan; in contrast there was a more neutral press, like the Tribune de Genève, L'Impartial, and Tribune de Lausanne [fr], which were successful.
In this period the only papers with multiple canton circulation were the Tribune de Genève, Journal de Genève, and the Gazette de Lausanne. Toward the end of the 19th century, the Francophone press became increasingly commercialized, which resulted in tension between the cantonal and local news (who often took from the cantonal press for their information), and several journalist associations were created at the turn of the century. From 1910 to the mid-1950s there was a steady number of papers, with about 110. During the 1970s there was a decline in titles, with mergers and closers, resulting in part from changes in advertising. The company Lousonna, later Edipresse, became increasingly dominant and would later own a large portion of the industry. It competed with Tamedia (TX Group), which acquired its Swiss operations in 2009.
| Name | Established | Owner | City | Canton | Occurrence |
| 20 minutes | 2006 | TX Group | | | Daily |
| 24 heures | 1762 | TX Group | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily |
| L'Ajoie | 2014 | L'Ajoie Editions SA | Porrentruy | Canton of Jura | Weekly |
| ArcInfo | 2018 | ESH Médias | Neuchâtel | Canton of Neuchâtel | Daily |
| Les Afriques | 2007 | Les Afriques Editions et Communication SA | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Weekly |
| L'AGEFI [fr] | 1950 | Agefi Groupe SA | Échandens | Canton of Vaud | Twice weekly |
| Blick | 1959 | Ringier | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily |
| La Côte | 1987 | ESH Médias | Nyon | Canton of Vaud | Daily |
| Le Confédéré [fr] | 1861 | | Martigny | Canton of Valais | Weekly |
| Le Courrier | 1868 | Nouvelle association du Courrier | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily |
| La Gruyère | 1882 | St. Paul SA | Fribourg | Canton of Fribourg | Thrice weekly |
| Le Messager | | St. Paul SA | Châtel-Saint-Denis | Canton of Fribourg | |
| La Broye Hebdo | 1999 | St. Paul SA | Broye; Vully | Canton of Fribourg; Canton of Vaud | Weekly |
| Journal du Jura | 1871 | Gassmann AG | Biel/Bienne | Canton of Bern | Daily |
| Journal de Sierre [fr] | 1931 | | Sierre | Canton of Valais | Twice monthly |
| Journal du Pays-d'Enhaut | 1989 | | Château-d'Œx | Canton of Vaud | |
| La Liberté | 1871 | St. Paul SA | Fribourg | Canton of Fribourg | Daily |
| Le Matin | 1893 | Edipresse | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily |
| Le Nouvelliste | 1903 | Éditions Le Nouvelliste | Sion | Canton of Valais | Daily |
| Nouvelle revue | 1868 | | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Monthly |
| Le Quotidien Jurassien | 1993 | | Delémont | Canton of Jura | Daily |
| La Région | | | | | |
| Le Temps | 1998 | Fondation Aventinus | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily |
| Tribune de Genève | 1879 | TX Group | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily |
| Watson | 2014 | CH Media | N/A | N/A | Online |

### Italian language

Journalism in Ticino declined during the period of Napoleon's rule, due to French influence and suppression. Following the restoration there was a resurgence.
| Name | Established | Owner | City | Canton | Occurrence |
| L'Avvenire dei Lavoratori | 1897 | | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Quarterly |
| Corriere del Ticino | 1891 | Fondazione per il Corriere del Ticino | Muzzano | Canton of Ticino | Daily |
| Giornale del Popolo | 1926 | Nuova Società Editrice del Giornale del Popolo SA | Lugano | Canton of Ticino | Daily |
| Il Grigione Italiano | 1852 | | Poschiavo | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly |
| LaNotizia | | S. Publishing | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Daily |
| laRegione Ticino | 1992 | Giacomo Salvioni | Bellinzona | Canton of Ticino | Daily |
| 20 Minuti | 2011 | TX Group | | | Daily |

### Romansh language

Romansh language press has only existed since the 19th century, with the singular exception of the Gazetta ordinaria da Scuol [de; rm] paper, founded in 1700. As the language is divided into five different written forms and the Grisons are divided by Christian denomination, the papers created reflected this linguistic and religious diversity. Papers were regional, mostly weekly or twice weekly and largely had low print runs. In 1997, all Romansh papers besides La Pagina da Surmeir [de] and Engadiner Post [de] / Posta Ladina were absorbed into the paper La Quotidiana, the first daily Romansh newspaper.
| Name | Established | Owner | City | Canton | Occurrence |
| La Pagina da Surmeir [de] | 1945 | | | Canton of the Grisons | |
| La Quotidiana | 1997 | Somedia | Chur | Canton of the Grisons | Daily |
| Engadiner Post [de] / Posta Ladina | 1894 | Gammeter Media AG | | Canton of the Grisons | |

### Other languages

| Name | Owner | Established | City | Canton | Language | Occurrence | Ref. |
| Bota Sot | Mazrekaj Media | 1995 | Zurich (formerly; now published in Kosovo) | Canton of Zurich | Albanian | Daily | |
| Le News | Le News Sàrl | 2013 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | English | Twice weekly | |

## Defunct
### German language

| Name | Established | Defunct | City | Canton | Occurrence | Notes |
| Rorschacher Monatsschrift [de] | 1597 | ? | | | | One of the first German-language Swiss papers |
| Ordinari-Zeitung | 1610/1611 | ? | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Weekly | One of several papers with this title, generally pure news, common in trade and commercial cities. Ordinary as in regular publication of the paper (then not a given). Separate paper in the same city started again in 1682 |
| Ordinari-Zeitung | 1622/1623 | ? | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | Sometimes called the Ordinari-Post-Zeitung or Wochentliche Ordinari-Post-Zeitung after 1934 |
| Ordinari-Zeitung | 1639 | ? | Lucerne | Canton of Lucerne | Weekly | |
| Berner Zeitung | 1665 | 1666 | Bern | Canton of Bern | | One of several publications called the Berner Zeitung. Banned by the authorities a year after its creation for printing an article criticizing the First War of Villmergen |
| Ordinari-Mittwochen-Zeitung | 1679 | ? | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | |
| Donnerstägliche Post- und Ordinari-Zeitung | 1687 | ? | Bern | Canton of Bern | Weekly | |
| Zinstägliche Ordinari-Zeitung | ? | ? | Bern | Canton of Bern | Weekly | Printed Tuesdays |
| Berner Wochenblatt | 1730s | 1833 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Weekly | Previously called the Avis-Blättlein, Hoch-Obrigkeitlich Privilegiertes Avis-Blättlein, Hoch-Obrigkeitlich Privilegiertes-Avisblatt, Hoch-Obrigkeitlich Privilegiertes-Wochenblatt. Succeeded by the Der Bernische Anzeiger |
| Zürcherisches Wochenblatt | 1730 | 1843 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Twice weekly | Originally known as the Donnstags-Nachrichten, then the Donnstags-Blatt. Taken over by the Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich |
| Berner Volksfreund | 1831 | 1845 | Burgdorf | Canton of Bern | Twice weekly | Founded by Karl and Johann Schnell. Succeeded by the Berner Volkszeitung |
| Allgemeine Schweizer Zeitung | 1831 | 1846 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Thrice weekly | Succeeded the Neue Schweizer Zeitung |
| Bündner Landbote | 1845 | 1847 | Chur | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly | |
| Berner Volkszeitung | 1846 | 1847 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Daily | Founded by Johann Ludwig Schnell and Eduard Blösch. Succeeded by the Emmenthaler Bote |
| Der freie Rhätier | 1843 | 1848 | | | Biweekly | Liberal orientation, created by Peter Conradin von Planta |
| Wochenblatt für die vier löblichen Kantone Ury, Schwytz, Unterwalden und Zug | 1814 | 1849 | Zug | Canton of Zug | Weekly | Later published as the Neue Zuger-Zeitung, then the Zuger-Zeitung, then the Der freie Schweizer |
| Zugerisches Kantonsblatt | 1849 | 1858 | Zug | Canton of Zug | Weekly | |
| Solothurner Blatt | 1831 | 1861 | | Canton of Solothurn | Twice weekly | |
| Der Wahrheitsfreund | 1835 | 1863 | St. Gallen | Canton of St. Gallen | Weekly | First published as Der St. Gallische Wahrheitsfreund; succeeded by the Ostschweiz |
| Der Zugerbieter | 1865 | 1868 | Zug | Canton of Zug | Weekly | Absorbed by the Neue Zuger-Zeitung in 1868 |
| Tagwacht | 1869 | 1880 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Twice weekly | Called Diane in French. |
| Der Sozialdemokrat | 1867 | 1887 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | | |
| Neue Zuger Zeitung | 1846 | 1891 | Zug | Canton of Zug | | Merged with the Zuger Nachrichten in 1891 |
| Bündner Nachrichten | 1885 | 1892 | Chur | Canton of the Grisons | Daily | Merged in 1892 with the Der Freie Rätie, with the successor paper keeping that title |
| Der Schweizerische Sozialdemokrat | 1888 | 1892 | | Canton of Bern | | Succeeded by the Berner Tagwacht |
| Berner Zeitung | 1831 | 1894 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Daily | One of several publications called the Berner Zeitung. Created by Jakob Stämpfli |
| Walliser Nachrichten | 1901 | 1903 | Sierre | Canton of Valais | Twice weekly | |
| Zürcher Nachrichten | 1896 | 1904 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | Succeeded by the Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |
| Seeländer Nachrichten | | 1904 | | Canton of Bern | | Merged with the Seeländer Bote and the Tagblatt für die Stadt Biel to form the Bieler Tagblatt |
| Tagblatt für die Stadt Biel | | 1904 | | Canton of Bern | | Merged with the Seeländer Bote and the Seeländer Nachrichten to form the Bieler Tagblatt |
| Der Weckruf | 1903 | 1907 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | | German version of Le Réveil |
| Berner Volksfreund | 1875 | 1910 | Burgdorf | Canton of Bern | Daily | Succeeded the Emmenthaler Bote, succeeded by the Burgdorfer Tagblatt |
| Zürcherische Freitagszeitung [de] | 1674 | 1914 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | Changed its name several times. Formerly known as the Ordinari Wochen-Zeitung, Ordinari-Zeitungen, the Freytägliche Wochenzeitung, Züricher Freitags-Zeitung and then Zürcherische Freitagszeitung. Nicknamed the Bürkli-Zeitung to distinguish it from the other Zürcher Zeitung |
| Walliser Volkszeitung | 1921 | 1924 | Brig | Canton of Valais | Weekly | |
| Volkswacht am Bodensee | 1909 | 1934 | Romanshorn | Canton of Thurgau | | |
| Der Demokrat | 1957 | 1959 | | Canton of Valais | | |
| Briger Anzeiger | 1899 | 1961 | | Canton of Valais | Twice weekly | Later became the Walliser Nachrichten-Briger Anzeiger. Merged with the Walliser Bote in 1961 |
| Zuger Volksblatt | 1861 | 1965 | Zug | Canton of Zug | Thrice weekly | Ceased publication in 1966, to be replaced with the Zuger Tagblatt/Zuger Zeitung |
| Seeländer Volkszeitung | 1920 | 1966 | Biel/Bienne | Canton of Bern | | Merged with the Berner Tagwacht in 1966 |
| Neue Berner Zeitung | 1919 | 1973 | | Canton of Bern | | |
| Der Freie Rätier | 1868 | 1975 | | Canton of the Grisons | Daily | Created to replace the Bündner Volkszeitung. The Bündner Nachrichten was merged into it. Initially called Der freie Rhätier, then Der freie Rätier then Der Freie Rätier. Merged with the Bündner Zeitung in 1975 |
| National-Zeitung | 1842 | 1977 | Basel | Basel-Stadt | | Formerly the Der Schweizerische Volksfreund. Merged with the Basler Nachrichten to form the Basler Zeitung |
| Basler Nachrichten | 1844 | 1977 | Basel | Basel-Stadt | Daily | Succeeded the Avis-Blatt and was initially founded as the Allgemeines Intelligenzblatt der Stadt Basel, before changing its name to the Basler Nachrichten aus der Schweiz und für die Schweiz and finally just the Basler Nachrichten. Merged with the National-Zeitung to form the Basler Zeitung |
| Berner Nachrichten | 1976 | 1979 | | Canton of Bern | | Merged with the Berner Tagblatt to form the still existing Berner Zeitung |
| Die Tat | 1935 | 1978 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | |
| Walliser Volksfreund | 1920 | 1989 | Brig | Canton of Valais | Weekly | |
| Nidwaldner Volksblatt | 1866 | 1991 | | Canton of Nidwalden | Daily | Merged with the Nidwaldner Tagblatt in 1991, to become the Nidwaldner Zeitung, which became a regional version of the Luzerner Zeitung |
| Neue Zürcher Nachrichten | 1904 | 1991 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | Preceded by the Zürcher Nachrichten. |
| Badener Tagblatt | 1856 | 1996 | | Canton of Aargau | Daily | Formerly the Tagblatt der Stadt Baden, succeeded the Neue Eidgenössische Zeitung. Had two local editions, which were the Bremgartner Tagblatt and the Freiämter Nachrichten. Merged alongside the Aargauer Tagblatt into the Aargauer Zeitung |
| Zuger Nachrichten [de] | 1886 | 1996 | Zug | Canton of Zug | Daily | Had the Neue Zuger Zeitung merged into it in 1891. Merged with the Zuger Zeitung in 1996 to form the Neue Zuger Zeitung, which became a twin edition to the Luzerner Zeitung |
| Zuger Zeitung | 1966 | 1996 | | | | Successor to the Zuger Volksblatt, formerly the Zuger Tagblatt. Merged with the Zuger Nachrichten in 1996 to form the Neue Zuger Zeitung, which became a twin edition to the Luzerner Zeitung |
| Berner Tagwacht | 1892 | 1997 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Daily | Socialist paper. Successor to the Der Schweizerische Sozialdemokrat. Succeeded by the Die Hauptstadt |
| Neue Bündner Zeitung | 1892 | 1997 | Chur | Canton of the Grisons | Daily | Absorbed into Die Südostschweiz |
| Die Hauptstadt | 1998 | 1998 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Weekly | Successor to the Berner Tagwacht, failed due to financial issues after six months |
| Aktiv | 1930 | 1998 | | Canton of Bern | Monthly | Initially the Der schweizerische Metallarbeiter and then the CMV-Zeitung. Later became a magazine, Syna |
| Metropol | 2000 | 2002 | | | Daily | Swiss edition of Metro. |
| Die Weltwoche | 1933 | 2002 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | Became a magazine in 2002 |
| Wir Brückenbauer | 1942 | 2004 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | Became a magazine and was renamed Migros Magazin in 2004. |
| Heute | 2006 | 2008 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | |
| .ch | 2007 | 2009 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | |
| News | 2007 | 2009 | | | Daily | |
| Burgdorfer Tagblatt [de] | 1911 | 2012 | Burgdorf | Canton of Bern | Five times a week | Ultimate successor to the Berner Volksfreund which started in 1831. Frequently changed publishing format. Merged with the free paper Aemme Zytig in 2004 which used its name until 2012 |
| Schweiz am Sonntag | 2007 | 2017 | | | Weekly | |
| Blick am Abend | 2008 | 2018 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Daily | |

### French language

| Name | Established | Defunct | City | Canton | Occurrence | Notes |
| Gazette de Berne | 1689 | 1798 | Bern | Canton of Bern | Twice weekly | At some times officially titled the Nouvelles de divers endroits and the Nouvelles politiques. |
| Bulletin des séances de la Constituante | 1839 | 1839 | | Canton of Valais | Thrice weekly | Replaced by the Echo des Alpes |
| Le Léman | 1844 | 1846 | Nyon | Canton of Vaud | | Went bankrupt |
| Le défenseur de la religion et du peuple | 1839 | 1840 | | Canton of Valais | Weekly | |
| Kolokol | 1857 | 1867 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Weekly | Also in Russian. |
| Le bien public | 1879 | 1888 | Fribourg | Canton of Fribourg | Thrice weekly | Merged with the paper Le Chroniqueur Suisse in 1882, after which it became the Le Bien public - Chroniqueur suisse |
| Le Bas-Valaisan | 1904 | 1906 | Monthey | Canton of Valais | Weekly | Left-wing paper, succeeded by Le Simplon |
| Le Simplon | 1906 | 1908 | | Canton of Valais | | Successor to Le Bas-Valaisan |
| Le Grutléen | 1909 | 1917 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Weekly | Replaced by Le Droit du Peuple |
| La Nouvelle Internationale | 1917 | 1921 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Weekly | Succeeded Le Peuple suisse. Succeeded by l'Avant-garde |
| L’Ami du Peuple | 1878 | 1922 | | Canton of Valais | Twice weekly | Initially located in Fribourg; later changed its name and became L'Ami du Peuple valaisan |
| L'Avenir | 1921 | 1923 | Monthey | Canton of Valais | Weekly | |
| La Nation Arabe | 1930 | 1938 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Monthly | |
| Le Réveil | 1900 | 1940 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Bimonthly | Anarchist paper, also published as Le Réveil socialiste-anarchiste, Le Réveil communiste-anarchiste, and Le Réveil anarchiste |
| Le Droit du Peuple | 1917 | 1940 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily | Banned by the Federal Council in 1940 |
| Le Travail | 1922 | 1940 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily | Formerly La Voix du Travail. Banned by the Federal Council in 1940, though a few secret issues continued after. Succeeded by La Voix ouvrière in 1944 (later the magazine Gauchebdo) |
| Le Progrès radical | | 1940 | Château-d'Œx | Canton of Vaud | | Journal de Château-d'Œx libéral absorbed it in 1940 |
| Curieux | 1936 | 1956 | Neuchâtel | Canton of Neuchâtel | Weekly | |
| La Sentinelle | 1890 | 1966 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Canton of Neuchâtel | Daily | Merged in 1966 with Le Peuple to form Le Peuple - La Sentinelle |
| Le Peuple | 1939 | 1966 | | | Daily | Merged in 1966 with La Sentinelle to form Le Peuple - La Sentinelle |
| Courrier de La Côte | 1864 | 1968 | Nyon | Canton of Vaud | Thrice weekly | Merged with the Journal de Nyon in 1968 |
| Feuille d'Avis de Bulle et de Châtel-Saint-Denis | 1908 | 1969 | | Canton of Fribourg | | Merged into La Gruyère |
| Le Peuple - La Sentinelle | 1966 | 1971 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Canton of Neuchâtel | Daily | Formed out of a merger between Le Peuple and La Sentinelle |
| Tribune de Lausanne [fr] | 1879 | 1984 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily | Succeeded by Le Matin |
| Journal de Nyon | 1892 | 1987 | Nyon | Canton of Vaud | Thrice weekly | Merged into the Quotidien de La Côte, later La Côte |
| Journal de Château-d'Œx libéral | | 1989 | Château-d'Œx | Canton of Vaud | | Replaced in 1989 by the Journal du Pays-d'Enhaut |
| Gazette de Lausanne | 1798 | 1991 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily | Merged with the Journal de Genève to form the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne. |
| Journal de Genève | 1826 | 1991 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily | Merged with the Gazette de Lausanne to form the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne. |
| Le Pays | 1873 | 1993 | Porrentruy | Canton of Jura | Daily | Merged with Le Démocrate to form Le Quotidien jurassien in 1993 |
| Le Démocrate | 1877 | 1993 | Delémont | Canton of Jura | Daily | Merged with Le Pays to form Le Quotidien jurassien in 1993 |
| La Suisse | 1898 | 1994 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily | Went bankrupt in 1994 |
| Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne | 1991 | 1998 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Daily | Merger from Journal de Genève and the Gazette de Lausanne. Merged with the Le Nouveau Quotidien in 1998 to form Le Temps. |
| Le Nouveau Quotidien | 1991 | 1998 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily | Merged with the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne in 1998 to form Le Temps. |
| Journal du Chablais | 1993 | 2001 | Monthey | Canton of Valais | Thrice weekly | Formed out of a merger in 1993, out of the Journal de Bex, Messager des Alpes Echo de la Montagne Journal du Haut-Lac. Was initially a weekly in combination with the papers, which continued to publish independent editions twice weekly. Entirely took over those papers in 1997 as a thrice weekly. Was replaced by the weekly paper Chablais Magazine in 2001. |
| Le Nord vaudois | 1776 | 2005 | Yverdon | Canton of Vaud | Daily | Previously Feuille d'Avis d'Yverdon, Journal du Nord Vaudois. Then La presse Nord Vaudois. Became a local edition of 24 heures in 2005 |
| Journal de Payerne | | 2002 | Payerne | Canton of Vaud | Twice weekly | Merged with La Broye Hebdo in 2002 |
| dimanche.ch | 1999 | 2003 | | | Weekly | |
| Le Matin Bleu | 2005 | 2009 | Lausanne | Canton of Vaud | Daily | |
| Feuille d’avis d'Avenches | | 2010 | Avenches | Canton of Vaud | | Merged with La Broye Hebdo in 2010 |
| L'Express | 1738 | 2018 | Neuchâtel | Canton of Neuchâtel | Daily | Merged with L'Impartial to form ArcInfo. Formerly known as the Feuille d'Avis de Neuchâtel, which merged with a paper called L'Express in 1891, from which it took its title |
| L'Impartial | 1881 | 2018 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Canton of Neuchâtel | Daily | Merged with L'Express to form ArcInfo. |
| Le Régional | 1995 | 2020 | Vevey | Canton of Vaud | Weekly | |
| Journal de Moudon | | 2021 | Moudon | Canton of Vaud | | Merged with La Broye Hebdo in 2021 |

### Italian language

| Name | Established | Defunct | City | Canton | Occurrence | Notes |
| Nuove di diverse corti e paesi | 1746 | 1799 | Lugano | Canton of Ticino | Weekly | First Italian language newspaper in Switzerland |
| Gazzetta di Lugano | | 1821 | Lugano | Canton of Ticino | Weekly | |
| Corriere Svizzero | | | | Canton of Ticino | | Succeeded by the Osservatore del Ceresio |
| Osservatore del Ceresio | | | | Canton of Ticino | | |
| Telegrafo delle Alpi | | 1806 | | Canton of Ticino | | |
| L'Amico del Popolo di Mesolcina e Calanca | 1880 | 1882 | Grono | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly | |
| Falce e Martello | 1925 | 1936 | Zurich | Canton of Zurich | Weekly | |
| L'Avanguardia | 1920 | 1951 | | Canton of Ticino | | |
| Il Dovere | 1878 | 1992 | | Canton of Ticino | Thrice weekly | Merged with Eco di Locarno to form La Regione |
| Eco di Locarno | 1935 | 1992 | Locarno | Canton of Ticino | Thrice weekly | Merged with Il Dovere to form La Regione |
| Libera Stampa | 1913 | 1993 | | Canton of Ticino | Daily | |
| Gazzetta Ticinese | 1821 | 1996 | Lugano | Canton of Ticino | Daily | First daily paper in Ticino |
| Il San Bernardino | 1894 | 2012 | San Bernadino | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly | Changed title to Il S. Bernadino in 1904. Merged into La voce del San Bernardino in 2012 |
| La voce della Rezia | 1926 | 2012 | San Bernadino | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly | Merger of two prior titles. La voce delle valli after 1948. Merged into La voce del San Bernardino in 2012 |
| La voce del San Bernardino | 2012 | 2017 | San Bernadino | Canton of the Grisons | Weekly | Merged into Il Grigione Italiano |

### Romansh language

| Name | Established | Defunct | Canton | Notes |
| Gazetta ordinaria da Scuol [de; rm] | 1700 | 1724 | Canton of the Grisons | First Romansh newspaper |
| Grischun Romontsch | 1836 | 1839 | Canton of the Grisons | |
| Amitg della Religiun e della Patria | 1838 | 1839 | Canton of the Grisons | |
| Il Grischun | 1856 | ? | Canton of the Grisons | |
| Fögl d'Engiadina | 1857 | 1940 | Canton of the Grisons | Putèr dialect. Merged with the Gazetta Ladina to form the Fögl Ladin in 1940 |
| Il Grischun | 1905 | 1916 | Canton of the Grisons | The "progressive counterpart" of Gasetta Romontscha |
| Gazetta Ladina | 1922 | 1940 | Canton of the Grisons | Vallader dialect. Merged with the Fögl d'Engiadina to form the Fögl Ladin in 1940 |
| Casa paterna | 1920 | 1976 | Canton of the Grisons | Merged in 1976 with La Pùnt |
| La Pùnt | 1951 | 1976 | Canton of the Grisons | Merged in 1976 with Casa paterna |
| Casa Paterna/La Pùnt [de] | 1976 | 1997 | Canton of the Grisons | Merged into La Quotidiana |
| Fögl Ladin [de] | 1940 | 1997 | Canton of the Grisons | Created out of a merger between the Fögl d'Engiadina and the Gazetta Ladina. Merged into La Quotidiana |
| Gasetta Romontscha [de] | 1856 | 1996 | Canton of the Grisons | Nova Gasetta Romonscha from 1857 to 1866. Gasetta Romonscha from 1867 to 1891, subsequently Gasetta Romontscha. Merged into La Quotidiana |

### Other languages

| Name | Established | Defunct | City | Canton | Language | Occurrence |
| Kolokol | 1857 | 1867 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Russian/French | Weekly |
| Narodnoye delo | 1867 | ? | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Russian | |
| Vperyod | 1904 | 1905 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Russian | |
| Mizan | 1886 | 1909 | Geneva | Canton of Geneva | Turkish | Weekly |