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There’s more to life

Uniting forces to shape tomorrow's success in Schaffhausen

Exceptional quality of life, properties to make your dream home come true, great places to work: Schaffhausen has something for everyone - and above all, the ingredients for an exciting future!

What’s more, the canton is attractive due to the low cost of living. In Schaffhausen, you will spend less than the Swiss average on property, tax and insurance and much less than in the major cities such as Zurich, Geneva and Basel - so at the end of the month, you’ll have more money in your pocket left.

Everything you need to live

Life in Schaffhausen offers everything you need. You will find towns and villages full of charm and with excellent shops, unspoiled landscapes to discover and relax in, and the River Rhine, which changes with the seasons but remains fascinating all year round - those are some of the ingredients which create exceptional quality of life in the canton. And life here is never dull, with a great mix of cultural events, breathtaking nature and wide range of sports on offer.

«I can live here, I can work here and we love the whole region, which offers a lot for families.»

Beautiful nature

Dream home for every taste

Nowhere else can you find as much variety in nature as here: The Rhine invites you to swim, row, float with the boat or simply enjoy and the forests for relaxing biking, hiking or in winter, cross-country skiing and sledding. On our wonderful cultivated landscapes you will find vineyards, fields, fossils and of course a rich harvest. Let yourself be charmed by the nature!

Schaffhausen is the place in which your dream home becomes reality. The area offers a range of property types, all attractive and affordable, to accommodate every taste: whether you’re looking for a loft in the old-town quarter or a house in the country - here, there’s a dream home for everyone. And you get all of that at very affordable prices. What’s more, since everything is close at hand in Schaffhausen, you can get home in a few minutes and enjoy the evening with your family.

I make your day

No matter in which role, from which industry, and what size of the company, everyone can actively participate in this ecosystem and benefit from it.

Adrian Stettler

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Community

Here to Stay - On the trail of a settlement

By Gina Ochsner • 08 Apr, 2024
At the end of the 1990s, a spirit of optimism could be felt throughout the canton. After years of crisis, the WERS project had provided initial impetus with location development measures such as business promotion. Now it was time to convince new companies of Schaffhausen's potential.

25 years of economic promotion – An economic success story

By Gina Ochsner • 08 Apr, 2024
Economic crisis, negative mood, lack of prospects: In the 1990s, the Canton of Schaffhausen was caught in a negative spiral with high unemployment, emigration and falling tax revenues. Thanks to an active location policy, the story took a different course. Today, Schaffhausen can look back on an economic success story.

Makers Award for Christos Asimakopoulus

By Gina Ochsner • 14 Mar, 2024
For over ten years, Christos Asimakopoulus has been engaged as an ambassador for Schaffhausen as a business location. He explains and promotes the advantages of Schaffhausen and also contributes new ideas. He received the "Area for Makers Ambassador" Award 2024 at the Business Leader Event in recognition of his current and future commitment to Schaffhausen’s economy.
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