Companies in the
Canton of Ticino

39,273 companies based in the Canton of Ticino — indexed across 303 places and 259 industries.

Companies

50 of 39,273 companies

SIMEDIA Sagl

IT Consulting & Services · Chiasso · Since 2001

🇮🇹 Software doganali Import / Export | 🇩🇪 Zollsoftware Import / ExportPASSAR / Customs-TCustoms VR3

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Casy Software Solutions Sagl

IT Infrastructure & Cloud · Locarno · Since 2008

Hotel software / PMS (CASY Front)Online sales for hotelsGuest communication and check-in

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Società della Funicolare Locarno-Madonna del Sasso SA (FLMS)

Mountain & Cable Railways · Locarno · Since 1903

Locarno–Orselina/Madonna del Sasso Funicular ServiceTicket Sales and Transport FaresGroup and School Transport

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Società Bancaria Ticinese SA

Banks · Bellinzona · Since 1905

Accounts and servicesPaymentsInvestments

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AMSA - Autolinea Mendrisiense SA

Transport Companies · Balerna · Since 1908

Public transport on urban and regional linesSchool transportRental of operational spaces and properties

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Hotel International au Lac SA

Hotels · Lugano · Since 1908

Hotel roomsHotel servicesEvents and meetings

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Hotel Splendide Royal SA

Hotels · Lugano · Since 1909

Luxury hotel stayRooms and suitesRestaurants and bars

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Ferrovie Luganesi SA (FLP)

Transport Companies · Lugano · Since 1910

Rail service Line S60 Lugano–Ponte TresaTickets and subscriptionsPark and Ride

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Polus SA

Rental of Consumer Goods · Balerna · Since 1912

Commercial spaces for rentCarlo Basilico Hall for events for rentSpace for business, culture and innovation

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Società Cooperativa Hotel Ristorante Pestalozzi Lugano

Hotels · Lugano · Since 1915

HotelRestaurantMeetings & banquets

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Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

Banks · Bellinzona · Since 1915

Accounts and cardsMortgages and loansInvestments

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Fondazione Antonia Vanoni

Cultural & Educational Organizations · Lugano · Since 1916

Educational centre for minors (CEM)Regional service for educational support and accompaniment (SAE)Multifamily project

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Ospedale Ricovero leventinese di Santa Croce

Nursing Homes · Faido · Since 1917

StayCare and treatmentWellbeing

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Casa Paganini Rè

Nursing Homes · Bellinzona · Since 1919

Retirement home with personal assistanceNursing care and healthcare assistanceRecreational and social activities

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Magazzini Generali con Punto Franco SA

Logistics & Transport Companies · Chiasso · Since 1921

Customs and logistics warehousingCustoms servicesFreight handling

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Casale Holding SA

Holding Companies · Lugano · Since 1922

Licensing and design technologiesEngineering and contractingPlant engineering services

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Forbo-Giubiasco SA

Plastics Industry · Giubiasco · Since 1922

Homogeneous vinyl flooringESD floor coverings

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Levoni Svizzera SA

Wholesale - Food & Luxury Items · Chiasso · Since 1922

SalumiSliced salumiCooked hams

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Industria Ticinese Laterizi SA

Glass, Ceramics, Stone & Construction Materials Industry · Balerna · Since 1922

ConcreteInert materials and subbasesCollection and recovery of soil and rock

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Unione Cooperativa di consumo di Moghegno

Retail - Food & Luxury Items · Moghegno · Since 1927

Activities and attractionsVallemaggia information and promotion

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Societa Anonima Zürcher e Co.

Logistics & Transport Companies · Chiasso · Since 1928

Road transportMaritime transportAir transport

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Frieden SA

Jewelry & Precious Metal Manufacturing · Balerna · Since 1928

Custom-made ComponentsWatchmaking ComponentsSynthetic Sapphire for Industrial Precision Applications

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Tennis Club Locarno

Tennis Clubs · Locarno · Since 1928

Tennis coursesPrivate tennis lessonsOnline booking of tennis courts

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Industrie Chimiche Riunite SA

Civil Engineering · Chiasso · Since 1929

Road surfacingFlat roof waterproofing

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Tepoorten Group SA

Holding Companies · Chiasso · Since 1929

Equity and holding administrationLogistics and transport servicesCustoms services

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SOCIETÀ FUNICOLARE CASSARATE-MONTE BRÈ SA

Mountain & Cable Railways · Ruvigliana · Since 1929

Monte Brè funicularFood serviceHiking and sport

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VMT Vecchia Manifattura dei Tabacchi SA

Property Management · Chiasso · Since 1929

Real estate sales & advisoryFinancial advisory / taxesBusiness consulting

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Fondazione Casa Anziani Regionale San Donato

Nursing Homes · Intragna · Since 1929

Seniors' nursing and care homeTherapies, activation and activitiesMedical practice

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Fondazione Opera Charitas

Nursing Homes · Sonvico · Since 1930

Senior care homeProtected housing unitCAT / STT ward

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Eredi fu Costantino Chiesa

Retail - General Specialty Trade · Chiasso · Since 1931

Glazing and window framesCivil protection sheltersRoller shutter repair

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Ospedale Malcantonese Fondazione Giuseppe Rossi

Hospitals & Clinics · Castelrotto · Since 1931

RAMI wardPsychiatry wardEmergency care centre

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PRO FILIA LOCARNO

NGOs & NPOs · Locarno · Since 1931

Financial support for projectsMembershipCommunication and promotion of association initiatives

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Fondazione Paolo Torriani per minorenni

Residential Homes · Mendrisio · Since 1932

Residential and semi-residential educational carePaolo Torriani Institute for MinorsRapid Reception and Observation Centre (PAO)

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Elia Colombi Società Anonima

Retail - Stationery & Office Supplies · Bellinzona · Since 1933

Stationery & office suppliesBookstoreOffice furniture

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Casa bambini San Marco

NGOs & NPOs · Bellinzona · Since 1933

Pre-kindergarten and child care

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Società Anonima Züst e Bachmeier

Logistics & Transport Companies · Chiasso · Since 1933

General Cargo ShippingArt & Design TransportRoad Freight

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DSV Logistics SA

Logistics & Transport Companies · Balerna · Since 1933

Road TransportAir FreightSea Freight

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Ricovero delle Cinque Fonti

Nursing Homes · S. Nazzaro · Since 1933

Senior living homeDay care centreNursing care

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Agglomerati di cemento SA

Glass, Ceramics, Stone & Construction Materials Industry · Pambio-Noranco · Since 1934

Concrete elements for superstructure and substructureDrainage and substructureConcrete bricks

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SPALU HOLDING SA

Holding Companies · Lugano · Since 1934

Road surfacingWaterproofingConstruction and civil engineering

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Partito Liberale Radicale Ticinese (PLRT)

Political Parties · Bellinzona · Since 1934

Join the PLRLegislative programmePLRT working groups

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Fondazione Ricovero Beato Pietro Berno

Nursing Homes · Ascona · Since 1934

Care home for seniorsPalliative care and end-of-life careRehabilitation

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Rhenus Gottardo Ruffoni SA

Logistics & Transport Companies · Balerna · Since 1934

Road freight transportCustoms servicesTemporary warehousing

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Rex Group SA

Real Estate Brokerage · Mendrisio · Since 1935

Industrial and real estate offersIndustrial spaces and offices for rentIndustrial spaces and offices for sale

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Andrea Merzario SA

Logistics & Transport Companies · Chiasso · Since 1935

Integrated logistics solutionsWarehousing at the Free PortTransport of industrial machinery

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RIRI SA

Textile & Clothing Industry · Mendrisio · Since 1936

ZippersButtonsMetal components for leather goods, footwear and apparel

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Ferriere Cattaneo SA

Metal Construction · Giubiasco · Since 1936

Metal fabricationSteel construction

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Ing. Carlo Bosia SA

Automotive & Vehicle Trade · Lugano · Since 1936

Car serviceMobile phones and telephonyCar radios and navigation systems

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Walo Bertschinger SA Ticino

Civil Engineering · Taverne · Since 1937

Road and civil engineeringFloor coveringsSports flooring

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Kursaal Locarno SA

Casinos & Gambling · Locarno · Since 1937

Theatre performancesTicket and subscription salesRental of the theatre hall

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Canton of Ticino in figures

39,273CompaniesCommercial register (Zefix) · as of August 26, 2026

303PlacesLocalities per postcode directory

259IndustriesNOGA 2025, FSO classification

2016Median year of registrationCommercial register (Zefix) · as of August 26, 2026

5.3 %of SwitzerlandCommercial register (Zefix) · as of August 26, 2026

Industry index

All 245 industries in the Canton of Ticino

Industries with fewer than 2 companies in the Canton of Ticino are not listed.

All industries in Switzerland

Retail & Commerce5,046

Automotive & Vehicle Trade559 Auto Repair Shops517 Retail - Textiles & Clothing383 Wholesale - Food & Luxury Items349 Wholesale - Machinery & Technical Equipment349 Retail - Food & Luxury Items222 Wholesale - Health & Cosmetic Products213 Online Shops201 Wholesale - Textiles & Clothing187 Art & Antique Trade149 Wholesale - Construction & Raw Materials148 Wholesale - Beverages & Spirits137 Retail - Health & Cosmetics114 Retail - Bicycles & Sports Equipment113 Retail - Furniture110 Retail - Electronic Devices106 Wholesale - General Specialty Trade105 Retail - Watches & Jewelry102 Retail - General Specialty Trade98 Wholesale - Chemical & Plastic Products97 Gas Stations90 Wholesale - Fuels & Petroleum Products73 Retail - Newspapers & Kiosks72 Wholesale - Electronic Devices63 Retail - Beverages & Spirits53 Wholesale - Agricultural Materials & Animals53 Retail - Flowers & Plants52 Opticians & Eyewear Retail48 Retail - Books & Media44 Wholesale - Spare Parts & Residual Materials37 Wholesale - Watches & Jewelry36 Supermarkets & Hypermarkets33 Retail - Agricultural Materials & Animals32 Software Trade32 Retail - Machinery & Technical Equipment30 Retail - Toys & Baby Products30 Wholesale - Furniture & Office Supplies27 Retail - Stationery & Office Supplies26 Retail - Construction & Raw Materials20 Wholesale - Toys & Baby Products11 Hearing Acoustics4

Real Estate3,136

Real Estate Project Development1,233 Property Management1,044 Real Estate Brokerage503 Facility Management & Cleaning404 Housing Cooperatives21

Finance & Insurance2,873

Holding Companies1,202 Fiduciary Offices684 Financial Services248 External Asset Management245 Insurance Brokerage & Consulting189 FinTech65 Funds & Investment Companies65 Private Equity & Venture Capital61 Banks35 Pension Funds35 Insurance Companies30 Family Offices26 Credit Institutions18 Debt Collection Agencies14

Construction & Architecture2,597

General Contractors664 Architecture Firms471 Horticulture & Landscaping416 Building Construction208 Interior Construction173 Building Maintenance162 Specialized Construction Activities128 Civil Engineering115 Civil Engineering Firms110 Timber Construction & Carpentry93 Construction & Project Management82 Sealing & Insulation77 Scaffolding35 Site Preparation34 Sports Facility Construction17 Owner's Representative5

IT & Communication2,357

IT Consulting & Services949 Advertising Agencies558 Software Development488 Web Portals & Platform Companies105 Public Relations Consulting103 Publishing94 IT Infrastructure & Cloud77 Telecommunications66 IT Security45 Information & News Services16 Newspapers & Magazines15 Radio & TV Broadcasters6

Tourism & Hospitality2,334

Restaurants1,292 Hotels342 Clubs, Bars & Event Venues260 Travel Agencies193 Catering114 Holiday Apartments & Houses58 Accommodation Facilities52 Campgrounds24 Mountain & Cable Railways23

Crafts & Trades2,172

Painting & Plastering431 Plumbing & Building Services397 Electrical Planning & Installation279 Flooring & Tiling254 Metal Construction193 Joinery175 Specialized Construction Installations164 Interior Design & Furnishing162 Masonry Work59 Sheet Metal Work40 Roofing37 Glaziery30

Arts, Culture & Recreation1,479

Cultural & Educational Organizations329 Hair Salons294 Wellness & SPA Facilities281 Sports & Recreation Instruction147 Beauty Salons146 Artists46 Museums35 Sports Infrastructure31 Leisure Facilities29 Theaters27 Sports Clubs (Professional)24 Casinos & Gambling20 Tattoo & Piercing Studios17 Cinemas12 Orchestras & Musicians12 Natural Parks & Gardens9 Swimming Pools9 Local heritage and community clubs5 Nature & Environmental Associations3

Transport & Logistics790

Logistics & Transport Companies517 Mobility Services102 Taxi Companies72 Moving Companies43 Transport Companies23 Transport Infrastructure Companies23 Postal & Courier Services11

Associations & Interest Groups610

NGOs & NPOs423 Professional & Trade Associations81 Interest Groups47 Church Parishes24 Sports Associations14 Tourism Associations13 Student Associations4 Political Parties2

Energy & Environment471

Solar & Photovoltaics151 Sustainability Sector149 Waste Management Industry126 Energy Suppliers44 Water Supply8

Public Administration & Education317

Continuing Education Institutes169 Kindergartens & Nurseries55 Driving & Flight Schools50 Schools19 Vocational & Secondary Schools16 Universities & Colleges6 Government Institutions3

Agriculture & Forestry292

Forestry103 Viticulture101 Farm Shops & Farms55 Organic Farms22 Agricultural Services10 Animal Husbandry & Breeding Associations3

Sports158

Fitness Centers96 Miscellaneous Sports Clubs26 Breathwork, Meditation & Yoga Centers21 Tennis Clubs7 Golf Clubs4

Social Services116

Institutions for People with Disabilities47 Nursing Homes45 Residential Homes14 Parent & Family Associations4 Social Welfare Clubs4

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Locations

Distribution across the Canton of Ticino

Point size by number of companies per place.

Source: commercial register (Zefix) · as of August 26, 2026

Largest places

Lugano9,572 Chiasso2,236 Mendrisio1,338 Locarno1,270 Bellinzona1,236 Paradiso1,080 Stabio665 Pregassona601 Giubiasco591 Ascona591

Companies in the
Canton of Ticino

50 of 39,273 companies

All 245 industries in the Canton of Ticino

Distribution across the Canton of Ticino

Places in the Canton of Ticino

Companies in all 26 cantons

Companies in theCanton of Ticino

50 of 39,273 companies

All 245 industries in the Canton of Ticino

Distribution across the Canton of Ticino

Places in the Canton of Ticino

Companies in all 26 cantons

Companies in the
Canton of Ticino