Habkern is a municipality in the Interlaken -Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland . The municipality includes the settlements of Bohlseiten, Bort, Schwendi and Mittelbäuert.

The name Habkern comes from the Old High German word habuh (“hawk”) and the ending -arra, indicating that something is in large numbers. Habkern is thus “”the place where there are many hawks”.

Habkern is first mentioned in 1275 as Habcherron.

The land around Habkern was originally owned by the King of the Romans.