Nudist Day likes to expose the sometimes silly laws regarding public nudity in various parts of the world. This time around, we land in Switzerland…

If you were to get naked in public in the streets of a Swiss city, the treatment you’ll get from local authorities will vary. In Neuchâtel, it isn’t a crime to amble naked in the streets, and any complaint lodged against you would be ignored by the police. Ironically, these same cops will pick-up you up anyway, treating you as a possible escapee from a mental institution! Doing the same in the city of Fribourg will almost guarantee you a trip to the psychiatric ward! In contrast, a nude stroll through Geneva will get you charged with exhibitionism and jailed for up to six months and a potentially heavy fine.

That said, all 3 municipalities will leave you alone if your act of public nudity is for a cause, say Peta or the World Naked Bike Ride, as long as your group announced its intentions ahead of time. In short, if you want to get naked in Switzerland, better say it’s for world peace!