Business Location
Canton Solothurn
| Place | Solothurn |
| Total area | 791 km2 |
| Administrative units | 5 |
| Municipalities | 109 |
| Population | 285'901 (31.12.2022) |
| Foreign Population | 25.0% |
| Number of employed people | 142'239 |
| Number of businesses | 17'216 (31.12.2022) |
| Per capita gross domestic product | 65'237 CHF(2020) |
| Economic sectors | 2.8% agriculture 25% industry 72.2% service |
| Economic centers | Solothurn, Olten, Grenchen, Breitenbach |
| Key industries | Medtech, precision industry, |
| Well-known brands | Breitling, Mondaine, Porsche Design JURA, Schaerer, Studer Cables, Storen Schenker DePuy Synthes, Mathys Medical, Stryker, Ypsomed Alpiq, BKW, Biogen, Bell, SBB Coop, Migros Verteilbetriebe, Murpf |
Swiss quality reigns in the Canton of Solothurn: Innovation, precision, and reliability. We look forward to presenting you the advantages of our business location and providing you with pertinent information.
A hotspot of medical technology
Inside Switzerland the Canton of Solothurn is a hotspot of the medical technology. As a pioneer in the field the Canton Solothurn has easy access to the know-how in fine-mechanics and handwork of the Swiss watch industry.