page_title: Federal Department of Finance
hierarchical_section_title: Federal Department of Finance
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Nordseite des Bernerhofs. English: The Bernerhof, headquarters of the Federal Department of Finance. Français&#160;: Le Bernerhof est aujourd'hui le siège du Département fédéral des finances. Source: photo taken by me, September 2005 Photographer: Baikonur
context_page_description: The Federal Department of Finance is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. The department is headquartered in Bern and is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's finance minister. Initially, in 1848, the department was called "Department of Finance", then, from 1873 "Department of Finance and Customs", until it received its present designation in 1978.
context_section_description: The Federal Department of Finance (FDF, German: Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement, French: Département fédéral des finances, Italian: Dipartimento federale delle finanze, Romansh: Departament federal da finanzas ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. The department is headquartered in Bern and is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's finance minister. Initially, in 1848, the department was called "Department of Finance", then, from 1873 "Department of Finance and Customs", until it received its present designation in 1978.
caption: The main entrance.
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