Traditional roots & high-tech shoots

Why Schaffhausen?

Traditional roots & high-tech shoots

Switzerland sets the standard for stability and talent. Schaffhausen sharpens it. With business-friendly policies and a proactive development strategy, the canton has become home to more than 600 internationally active companies managing Swiss or regional headquarters.

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Canton Schaffhausen: Support for international relocations

From Industrie to Innovation

Once powered by heavy industry along the Rhine, Schaffhausen has steadily evolved into a hub for high-tech expertise. Today, its strengths lie in advanced materials, pharmaceuticals and medtech, food and agtech, mobility and robotics and water and environmental technologies.

Active Location Policy

Over the past two decades, Schaffhausen has become a preferred location for internationally active companies. A clear, reliable and proactive location policy has attracted more than 600 international headquarters. Today, global decision-making sits comfortably alongside innovative production and development.

Your Partner for Expansion

The Schaffhausen Economic Development Promotion supports international expansion projects with focused, tailored guidance – from first idea to final decision.

How we support your growth

Economic success story

A structural crisis, skyrocketing unemployment, a dismal outlook: In the 1990s, Canton Schaffhausen was caught in a downward spiral. Thanks to an active development policy, Schaffhausen was able not just to recover, but to thrive.

Our success story