Vinelz is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland .

Vinelz is first mentioned in 1228 as Fenis. The municipality was formerly known by its French name Fenil, however, that name is no longer used.

There were extensive Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements along the shore of Lake Biel , which stretch into Lüscherz . Inland an Early Bronze Age settlement has been discovered at Schattewil, while Roman settlements were found at Mieschzälg and Flachseren. During the Middle Ages it was part of the Herrschaft of Erlach.