• Association of Swiss Fitness and Health Centers
• Training and classes are often also offered in English

Sports clubs play a very important role in Switzerland. Many children and adults are involved in a wide variety of clubs, from soccer and table tennis to bowling. Lifelong friendships are often formed within these settings.

• Sports club in Bern
• Sport clubs outside of Bern
• Sports clubs in Switzerland

• Overview of Swimming Pools
• Aare Swimming: In which other city can you cool off in a river while sightseeing? Leaping into the turquoise waters of the Aare river is an absolute must during the summer in Bern. Watch out, though! Only very experienced swimmers should swim in the Aare. Be sure to observe the safety rules at all times. Aare You Safe?

Organized rafting tours: Outdoor Interlaken and Aarebootsfahrten.ch

• Tennis Clubs in the Canton of Bern

• Bern City Golf
• SwissGolf (incl. selection of courses) 

• Daily and Weekly Patents: these patents can be obtained without a certificate of competence
• Monthly and Annual Patents: these patents are only valid with a recognized certificate of competence
  
  
• Canton of Berne, Patent Prices
• Recognized Competency Certificate: To acquire the certificate, you must take a one-day course and pass an exam (online)
• Dates for training courses on the site of the Fishermen's Training Network

Most fishing licences obtained abroad are not recognized in Switzerland.

• SwitzerlandMobility
• Switzerland Tourism
• Hiking ideas in and around Bern (change to page Tourism)
• swisstopo, hiking app

• SwitzerlandMobility
• Bikeswitzerland
• The Most Beautiful Cycling Routes Around Bern

• Bergfex: Overview of the ski resorts in Switzerland

In Switzerland, there are more than 250 ski resorts which are ideal for snowboarding, skiing and sometimes even sledging. Most of them are easily accessible by public transport, and equipment can almost always be rented near the valley station before going up the mountain.

• The cross-country skiing paradise of Gantrisch is located not far from Bern
• An easily accessible cross-country skiing area is located in the middle of the village Kandersteg

Outdoor Infrastructure, Skating Parks, Gymnasiums

Take in Bern’s BSC Young Boys soccer matches, watch SC Bern ice hockey games with the largest fan club in Europe, or participate in famous road races like the Grand Prix of Bern and the Frauenlauf (Women's Run), as well as much more. Bern is a city of sport, and events are advertised by the respective clubs, the Bern Sports Office and the Bern Welcome Calendar of Events.

• City of Bern, Parks
• The best playgrounds in Bern