A warm welcome to the canton of Schaffhausen.

We are delighted that you have moved to our liberal yet traditional canton. The canton of Schaffhausen can offer you an attractive place to live and work, with an excellent public transport network and good relations with our neighbouring cantons of Thurgau and Zurich, as well as Germany, which is just over the border. We are sure that you and your family will quickly feel at home, not least because of the beautiful, unspoilt scenery, the recreational areas beside the Rhine and in the Randen mountains, which are on our doorstep, as well as the Klettgau winegrowing area. As a society we are facing the major challenges of globalization, social and environmental change .Mutual respect, tolerance and openness towards our fellow man are important fundamental values and also play a part in the canton of Schaffhausen’s welcoming culture. Take part in social life, with its cultural events and educational opportunities. Active and lively dialogue between locals and the migrant population is decisive for feeling at home in the canton. This brochure brings together lots of useful information about your new home canton and can help you to settle in well to your new place of residence. I hope you really enjoy exploring the canton of Schaffhausen and would like to extend a very warm welcome on behalf of the cantonal government.

Walter Vogelsanger, member of the cantonal government