Over 23,000 scouts and 2,000 leaders and helpers have set up camp in the Linth plane between lakes Zurich and Walen. The national scout camp is the only event bringing together all Swiss scouting groups and it takes place only once every 14 years. (SF1)

For many centuries Bex in canton Vaud was Switzerland's only salt producer. Today the historic salt mines attract 67,000 visitors every year. The 50km of galleries chiselled out by hand bear witness to the hard and dangerous working lives of miners in the past. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)

A weird one: Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Switzerland. Their sound can be described as Celtic folk metal with melodic death metal influences. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band has since then released a full length album, Spirit. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast.The first product of the collaboration, Slania, was released in February 2008.

Once upon a time, Zermatt was just a typical Swiss alpine village with its cluster of narrow, wooden chalets. But it rose above the rest in the 19th century when a mountain on its doorstep - the Matterhorn – became a magnet for climbers and British tourists. (SF/swissinfo)

The Swiss Showband is performing alongside the world's most prestigious military formations at this year's military tattoo in Basel. The 130-strong music/dance team was recruited from across German speaking Switzerland, and has been practicing its unique show for a year now.

Swiss marathon runner Viktor Röthlin has been training for months in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Swiss TV followed him during his initial contact with a new environment. (SF1)

Renting out furnished flats is less common in Switzerland than in other countries. But in international cities like Basel hundreds of highly qualified specialists are arriving from all over to work for a while, especially in the pharmaceutical sector. Making over old flats has proven a good business for an entrepreneurial English woman. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)

Every year about 3,000 young people spend a working holiday on one of 1,200 Swiss farms. It's an opportunity to be close to nature, see where our food comes from and, for one Dutch girl, to practise French and German. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)

Losing Wimbledon doesn't necessarily mean Roger Federer's market value has decreased. A Swiss advertising expert reckons the Swiss tennis star will remain the big sponsors' pet. (SF, swissinfo)

Michi Schwery, a family man and professional salesman from Zurich, Switzerland, has a very dangerous hobby: base jumping. The sport has claimed many victims, but Michi's meticulous approach seems to have kept him safe.(swissinfo, Julie Hunt)