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Border and customs

Crossings, waiting times, customs checks and transit: the border day by day.

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• Chiasso's Swimming Pool Gets a Facelift: New Cover Coming Soon

  Chiasso allocates 850,000 CHF to replace the municipal pool's cover, enhancing safety and sustainability.

• Workplace Safety: Swiss Inspections Under Fire

  An audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office reveals flaws in safety inspections. Suva is in a position of conflict of interest. What does this mean for workers in Ticino?

• Workplace Safety: Federal Audit Reveals Flaws

  A report from the Federal Audit Office reveals ineffective inspections and a serious conflict of interest at SUVA. Here are the implications for workers in Ticino.

• 154k euros under the seat: what you risk at the border

  A woman was stopped at Brogeda with €154,300 undeclared. This case highlights the rules for carrying cash between Italy and Switzerland. Here's what you need to know.

• RSI, a history: Ticino tells its story in 60 years of photos

  The free traveling exhibition "Una Storia" stops in Airolo from February 16 to 22, 2026, featuring RSI archive images that narrate the evolution of Italian-speaking Switzerland.

• MASI: The art that explains Ticino to border workers

  At LAC Lugano, the 'Feeling and Observation' exhibition unveils the Canton's soul until 2026.

• The history of Ticino on display: the RSI archive in Airolo

  RSI presents "Una Storia," a free photo exhibition in Airolo from February 16-22, 2026. A journey through images from the '60s to the 2000s to understand the Canton.

• Ticino's art beyond the border: Rebuzzi's exhibition

  From January 16 to April 26, 2026, in Caslano, the 'TRA-S-PARENZE' exhibition by Daniela Rebuzzi. An opportunity for cross-border workers to discover a locally-based, internationally renowned artist.

• RSI on display: the history of Ticino that every cross-border worker lives

  From February 16th to 22nd in Airolo, RSI exhibits archive photos from the 60s to the 2000s. A free opportunity to understand the Canton's economic and social evolution.

• Russian Ark in Chiasso: Culture Beyond the Border

  Sokurov's single-shot masterpiece comes to the Cinema Teatro in Chiasso on February 18, 2026. An opportunity for cross-border workers to experience Ticino's culture.

• The Soul of Ticino on Display: Understand Where You Work

  At the LAC in Lugano, the 'Sentiment and Observation' exhibition reveals Ticino's identity between Italy and Switzerland. A unique opportunity for cross-border workers.

• Beyond the Border: The 175 Swiss Crossings in an Exhibition

  Photographer Gabriele Spalluto has captured all border posts. A project that questions frontalieri about the value of places like Brogeda and Gaggiolo.

• First day as a cross-border worker: complete checklist

  Everything you need to prepare before your first day of work in Switzerland.