Fowl play 657,291 This year’s UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 held in Switzerland during July saw Europe’s best female footballers play in front of record crowds. The aggregate attendance across all matches stood at an impressive 657,291, outstripping all previous records at the women’s Euros. The tournament also attracted a cumulative live viewing audience of 450 million, who saw a total of 106 goals. Referees handed out only three red cards. Euro 2025 will be remembered as a joyful, gripping, peaceful spectacle. For recommended reading, see page 27. 21 Swiss women – with or without a football – arguably become independent earlier than men, because they leave home at a younger age. On average, they fly the nest when they are 21. Young men, on the other hand, live with their parents until the average age of 22.6. When should children move out at the very latest? At the age of 29, say the Swiss – albeit young people in Ticino are still welcome to enjoy all the amenities of “Hotel Mamma” until they are 32. Source: YouGov survey, April 2025 52 Many Swiss cities and municipalities apply a 30 km/h speed limit in residential areas, with speed cameras often in place to ensure that motorists slow down. On 13 April 2025, one culprit was caught doing 52 km/h in the town of Köniz near Berne. It was a duck. Or a male mallard, to be precise. Local police revealed that the duck may be a repeat offender, saying that a drake had been captured by the speed camera in the exact same spot at the exact same speed on the exact same date seven years earlier. Source: municipality of Köniz (canton of Berne) 57 And after they have flown the nest? Once they have their own accommodation, shared or alone, young women seem to hit the ground running quicker. Not only are young men twice as likely to have their parents still washing and ironing their laundry, but they also rely on their parents’ money for longer: 57 per cent of young women get by without any financial assistance, compared to only 45 per cent of young men. Source: YouGov survey, April 2025 FIGURES COMPILED BY MARC LETTAU “Swiss Review”, the magazine for the Swiss Abroad, is in its 50th year of publication and is published five times a year, in 13 regional editions, in German, French, English and Spanish. It has a total circulation of 469,000, including 299,000 electronic copies. All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Anyone else can subscribe for an annual fee (Switzerland: CHF 30 / Abroad: CHF 50). ONLINE EDITION www.revue.ch EDITORS Marc Lettau, Editor-in-Chief (MUL), Stéphane Herzog (SH), Theodora Peter (TP), Susanne Wenger (SWE), Amandine Madziel, FDFA representative (AM) FDFA OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS The editorial responsibility for the “Notes from the Federal Palace” section is assumed by the Consular Directorate, Innovation and Partnerships, Effingerstrasse 27, 3003 Berne, Switzerland. kdip@eda.admin.ch | www.eda.admin.ch ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Airpage AG, Uster/Zurich furrer@airpage.ch | www.airpage.ch The ordering parties are fully responsible for the content of advertisements and promotional inserts. This content does not necessarily represent the opinion of either the editorial office or the publisher. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Nema Bliggenstorfer (NB) TRANSLATION SwissGlobal Language Services AG, Baden LAYOUT Joseph Haas, Zurich PRINT Vogt-Schild Druck AG, Derendingen PUBLISHER The “Swiss Review” is published by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. The postal address of the publisher and the editorial office is: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne. revue@swisscommunity.org Phone: +41 31 356 61 10 Bank details: CH97 0079 0016 1294 4609 8 / KBBECH22 COPY DEADLINE FOR THIS EDITION 13 August 2025 CHANGES OF ADDRESS Please advise your local embassy or consulate. The editorial team cannot access your address and administrative data. Thank you. Imprint Swiss Review / October 2025 / No.4 19 Switzerland in figures
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