What is the postal code of Finsterhennen?

The postal code of Finsterhennen is 2577.

What is the tax rate in Finsterhennen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Finsterhennen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Finsterhennen?

A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Finsterhennen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Finsterhennen have?

Finsterhennen has 570 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Finsterhennen?

Finsterhennen has 146 foreign residents, a share of 25.61% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Seeland

Finsterhennen

2577

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

270 47.4%

Men

300 52.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

111 19.5%

Swiss citizens

424 74.4%

Foreign residents

146 25.6%

Population density

160 pop./km²

0–19 · 111 · 19.5%20–64 · 344 · 60.4%65+ · 115 · 20.2%

Foreign residents 25.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +0 (+0%) · 7 births · 4 deaths · net migration +0

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Finsterhennen

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 22.8% Yes

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 28.7% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 32.6% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 56.9% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 53.4% Yes

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.5% Yes

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 51.0% Yes

52.9% YesNo 47.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 22.9% Yes

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 39.6% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Seeland: 37.8% Yes

45.1% YesNo 55.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP50.6% · strongest party

SVP50.6%

Mitte13.0%

SP10.7%

GLP8.6%

GRÜNE4.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier180%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

180%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 218 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'210 CHF(17.2%)

Rank 211 of 334 in the canton · 1922 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'210 CHF(~17.2%)

FinsterhennenCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Finsterhennen	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10.1%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	12%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.4%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.6%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.4%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.2%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17.2%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	18.1%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.9%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.8%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.6%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020992 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

483 m

Mean elevation

446 m

Relief

50 m

Mean slope

2.7°

Flat share

80.3%

South-facing

1.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 50 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

8.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

Per inhabitant

14'140 kWh/yr

8 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

25.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.91 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

25.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300612 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Finsterhennen →Canton Bern →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.88 %

Second homes

7.2 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

266

Built before 194636.8%

Built since 200122.9%

1.88 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

139

Workplaces

Services share

41 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 28 (20.1%) · Secondary 54 (38.8%) · Tertiary 57 (41.0%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

236 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 74 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 108/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number493

Websitefinsterhennen.ch ↗

DistrictVerwaltungskreis Seeland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Finsterhennen ranks

Largest municipalities570 #252 BE · #1741 CH Growing municipalities0% #195 BE · #1398 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #135 BE · #672 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #266 BE · #1565 CH Families & children19.5% #170 BE · #1291 CH Age structure20.2% #287 BE · #1204 CH Women share47.4% #317 BE · #1955 CH Foreign residents25.6% #24 BE · #522 CH Population density160/km² #141 BE · #1161 CH Tax burden17'210 #217 BE · #1928 CH Taxes180% #218 BE Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #8 BE · #237 CH Sunniest municipalities40.9% #244 BE · #1439 CH Rainiest municipalities992 mm #315 BE · #1657 CH Voter turnout52.7% #203 BE · #1498 CH SVP strongholds50.6% #93 BE · #219 CH SP strongholds10.7% #224 BE · #1443 CH Centre strongholds13% #26 BE · #962 CH FDP strongholds2.7% #288 BE · #1994 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #135 BE · #494 CH Green strongholds4.4% #266 BE · #1647 CH Largest by area3.6 km² #279 BE · #1778 CH Highest municipalities461 m #290 BE · #1444 CH Second homes7.2% #307 BE · #1783 CH Organic farming11.1% #160 BE · #1125 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #224 BE · #1200 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #108 BE · #895 CH Highest peaks483 m #319 BE · #1933 CH Highest-lying municipalities446 m #318 BE · #1748 CH Greatest vertical range50 m #316 BE · #2038 CH Steepest municipalities2.7° #303 BE · #1933 CH Solar potential8 GWh #247 BE · #1692 CH Solar potential per capita14'140 kWh #124 BE · #517 CH Cheapest electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #72 BE · #566 CH Most expensive electricity25.59 Rp./kWh #159 BE · #1429 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

2577

Finsterhennen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Finsterhennen2577

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Finsterhennen?: The postal code of Finsterhennen is 2577.
What is the tax rate in Finsterhennen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Finsterhennen is 180% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Finsterhennen?: A single person without children pays about 17'210 CHF income tax in Finsterhennen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Finsterhennen have?: Finsterhennen has 570 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Finsterhennen?: Finsterhennen has 146 foreign residents, a share of 25.61% (2025).

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