Sanitary switching device, comprising - a first water connection, - a multiplicity of second water connections (3a, 3b, 3c), - a rotationally movable switching body which is configured for enabling or blocking a fluid flow between the first water connection on the one side and the multiplicity of second water connections on the other side, as a function of the rotational position, - an axially movable actuating element, and - a transmission means to transmit the axial movement of the actuating element into the rotational movement of the switching body, wherein the transmission means comprises on a switching body side a contact surface body (7, 7') which is configured to be rotationally movable about a rotational axis and has at least three finger engagement surfaces (9, 9') arranged around the rotational axis, and on an actuating element side an actuating finger assembly including a first actuating finger (11a, 11a') and a second actuating finger (11b, 11b'), which fingers are configured for engagement with a respective one of the finger engagement surfaces, - wherein the first actuating finger is configured for exerting a push force on the engaging finger engagement surface (9, 9') for rotating the contact surface body (7, 7') during a common axial movement together with the second actuating finger parallel to an actuation axis in a first direction (P1, P1'), and - wherein the second actuating finger is configured for exerting a pull force on the engaging finger engagement surface for rotating the contact surface body during a common axial movement together with the first actuating finger parallel to the actuation axis in a second direction (P2, P2') opposite to the first direction. - a first water connection, - a multiplicity of second water connections (3a, 3b, 3c), - a rotationally movable switching body which is configured for enabling or blocking a fluid flow between the first water connection on the one side and the multiplicity of second water connections on the other side, as a function of the rotational position, - an axially movable actuating element, and - a transmission means to transmit the axial movement of the actuating element into the rotational movement of the switching body, wherein the transmission means comprises on a switching body side a contact surface body (7, 7') which is configured to be rotationally movable about a rotational axis and has at least three finger engagement surfaces (9, 9') arranged around the rotational axis, and on an actuating element side an actuating finger assembly including a first actuating finger (11a, 11a') and a second actuating finger (11b, 11b'), which fingers are configured for engagement with a respective one of the finger engagement surfaces, - wherein the first actuating finger is configured for exerting a push force on the engaging finger engagement surface (9, 9') for rotating the contact surface body (7, 7') during a common axial movement together with the second actuating finger parallel to an actuation axis in a first direction (P1, P1'), and - wherein the second actuating finger is configured for exerting a pull force on the engaging finger engagement surface for rotating the contact surface body during a common axial movement together with the first actuating finger parallel to the actuation axis in a second direction (P2, P2') opposite to the first direction.