[3] A treaty of Friendship, Trading Commerce and Establishment between Denmark and Switzerland was signed on 10 February 1875.

When diplomatic relations were established in 1945, Switzerland opened a legation in Copenhagen, and later an embassy.

In September 2002, President of Switzerland Kaspar Villiger, visited Denmark and Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

After the meeting, Fogh Rasmussen said "I have had a good and constructive discussion with the Swiss President".

[13] In March 2008, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller visited Switzerland to meet Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey.