Services

The Federal Archives offer a wide a range of services. They include assisting the administration with managing and archiving its information, helping users with their searches in the Archives’ fonds, and carrying out research on historical topics. Here we provide a complete alphabetical overview of services from the Federal Archives.

Services from the Federal Archives

Access to official documents
Any individual may cite the Federal Act on Freedom of Information in the Administration (Freedom of Information Act, FoIA) and demand access to official documents without having to provide evidence of a particular interest.
Archival publications
Publications by the Swiss Federal Archives on appraisal, electronic business administration and digital archiving are available here in German as well as, in some cases, in English, French and Italian.
Archivportal Europa
Das Archivportal Europa ist das Tor zu Europas Archivgut. Das Schweizerische Bundesarchiv unterstützt Schweizer Institutionen, die im Archivportal mitwirken möchten.
Contact
Contact addresses for general enquiries and the media. Opening hours of the reading room.
History
The Swiss Federal Archives publish historical documents and explain their context. For more information switch to the german, french or italian version of the website.
Package Handler
At the Swiss Federal Archives (SFA), digital documents are archived as information packages. With the Package Handler, the tool developed by the SFA, these digital packages can be viewed, created, edited and validated.
SIARD Suite
Information about how the SIARD Suite digital database archiving software works and how to order it.
Topics
The Federal Archives provide in-depth historical information and research tips on selected current topics or topics which are frequently sought after.