Welcome to Olten!

There is hardly any other city in Switzerland with the same high quality of location as Olten: Around 80 percent of all Swiss people travel by train or car to the largest city in the canton of Solothurn in less than an hour. Olten's central location and easy accessibility also make it an ideal conference venue.

Olten's convenient transport links are another reason why it has developed into a true city of education. The highlight of the education on offer is the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland with its Schools of Business, Social Work and Applied Psychology. The business community has also long recognized the advantages of the railroad junction as a location: The city of Olten currently offers around 18,400 jobs, and around 12,000 people commute here to work.

Because of its central location and excellent infrastructure, the city of Olten aims to become the best location for urban living in the Mittelland. And it is indeed worth living here:
 

• Attractive stores in the city center and in the nearby Sälipark shopping center offer shopping opportunities for every taste.

• The cantonal hospital, private clinics and a number of retirement and nursing homes take care of the health of Olten residents of all ages.

• Facilities for summer and ice sports, the swimming pool on the Aare, four museums, two libraries, the municipal theater with concert hall, a cultural center, a youth center and two small theaters offer physical and intellectual activities à discrétion. The gastronomic offer is also impressive with over 70 restaurants.

• The picturesque old town with its 200-year-old wooden bridge and the medieval town tower as a landmark invite you to visit.

All this in a natural and manageable living environment: traffic-calmed residential areas, attractive green spaces, quickly accessible local recreation areas along the course of the Aare and on the Jura heights are among the trademarks of the energy city of Olten, which has three fir trees on three hills in its coat of arms for good reason.

Often wanted

• All about building

• Collection of regulations

• Ortsplanrevision

• Gestaltungsplan Von Roll-Strasse/Wartburgweg

• Online switch

• Properties for rent/purchase city administration

• Jobs at the city administration

• Current construction sites

• Emergency meeting points

• municipal parliament

waste data

Moving in, moving out, relocation

Change of employer, change of profession, change of tenant

Certificate of residence, life certificate

Birth, marriage, death

Naturalization

Address information

Ordering an identity card

Notarizations

Certificate of capacity to act

Excerpt from the criminal record

Extract from the debt collection register

Dog tax

Dog tax

So if you're looking for a place where you can live, work and live in a central and urban location, there's only one: Olten, of course. We look forward to seeing you!