EX-99.906CERT 4 dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

Certifications Pursuant to Section 906

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

In connection with the attached Report of The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Registrant does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

3/3/09

Date

/s/ Rodolphe E. Hottinger

Rodolphe E. Hottinger

Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Rudolf Millisits

Rudolf Millisits

Chief Financial Officer

THIS CERTIFICATE IS FURNISHED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FORM N-CSR AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, OR OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE LIABILITY OF THAT SECTION, AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY FILING UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.