Research

You can use online access to the Federal Archives to search for and order archived documents and consult them online.

To help you get started with your research, the Swiss Federal Archives offer tips on frequently requested topics as well as comprehensive inventories.

You can normally search for, order and consult documents from the Federal Archives online via the online access service. We digitise analogue dossiers to order and make them available free of charge online.

Digitised sources

Information portal on the NRLA

The reading rooms are open from Tuesday to Thursday from 09:00 to 19:00.