Oberhünigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

[3] Throughout its history, Oberhünigen was a small farming village on the edge of the forest.

Even after it left the political municipality of Schlosswil, it remained part of the parish.

Of the rest of the land, 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes.

[5] The municipality includes the village of Oberhünigen, the hamlet of Äbersold and individual farm houses on the Kurzenberg.

[6] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Sable two Swan Heads issuant Argent beaked Or and of he last.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (285 or 96.3%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (6 or 2.0%) and Dutch is the third (2 or 0.7%).

In the federal election, a total of 149 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 60.8%.

[9] There were 172 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.1% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 3 or 23.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 30.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 5 or 38.5% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 222 or 75.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 16 or 5.4% were Roman Catholic.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.