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                          THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC.


I, Rodolphe E. Hottinger, certify that:

     1. I have  reviewed  this  report on Form N-Q of The Swiss  Helvetia  Fund,
     Inc.;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
     of a material fact or omit to state a material  fact  necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements
     were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the  period  covered by this
     report;

     3. Based on my  knowledge,  the  schedule of  investments  included in this
     report  fairly  presents in all material  respects the  investments  of the
     registrant  as of the end of the  fiscal  quarter  for which the  report is
     filed;

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Rule  30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and internal
     control over  financial  reporting (as defined in Rule  30a-3(d)  under the
     Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant,  including its
     consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those
     entities,  particularly  during the  period in which  this  report is being
     prepared;

     (b) [Omitted]

     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
     procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as of a date
     within  90 days  prior  to the  filing  date of this  report  based on such
     evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
     recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
     to materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal  control over financial
     reporting; and

     5. The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have disclosed to the
     registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to record,  process,
     summarize, and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
     employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control
     over financial reporting.

Date:    November 8, 2004                       /s/ Rodolphe E. Hottinger
         ________________________________       ________________________________
                                                  Rodolphe E. Hottinger


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                          THE SWISS HELVETIA FUND, INC.


I, Rudolf S. Millisits, certify that:

     1. I have  reviewed  this  report on Form N-Q of The Swiss  Helvetia  Fund,
     Inc.;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
     of a material fact or omit to state a material  fact  necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements
     were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the  period  covered by this
     report;

     3. Based on my  knowledge,  the  schedule of  investments  included in this
     report  fairly  presents in all material  respects the  investments  of the
     registrant  as of the end of the  fiscal  quarter  for which the  report is
     filed;

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Rule  30a-3(c)  under the  Investment  Company Act of 1940) and internal
     control over  financial  reporting (as defined in Rule  30a-3(d)  under the
     Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
     disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
     ensure that material information relating to the registrant,  including its
     consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made  known to us by  others  within  those
     entities,  particularly  during the  period in which  this  report is being
     prepared;

     (b) [Omitted]

     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
     procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about  the
     effectiveness  of the  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  as of a date
     within  90 days  prior  to the  filing  date of this  report  based on such
     evaluation; and

     (d)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
     control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
     recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
     to materially  affect,  the  registrant's  internal  control over financial
     reporting; and

     5. The registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have disclosed to the
     registrant's  auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
     operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
     likely to adversely  affect the  registrant's  ability to record,  process,
     summarize, and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
     employees who have a significant role in the registrant's  internal control
     over financial reporting.

Date:    November 5, 2004                       /s/ Rudolf S. Millisits
         ________________________________       ________________________________
                                                Rudolf S. Millisits

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