Language: English
A new checklist of the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi occurring in Finland is presented. It contains 1 458 lichen taxa and an additional 166 taxa of lichenicolous and allied fungi, for a total of 1 624 taxa, of which many are new to Finland. the provincial distribution of each taxon is indicated, The Finnish and Swedish vernacular names are given for many species and genera. Numerous new Finnish names are introduced. The species listed as threatened in Finland are classified into six categories. A special symbol is used to indicate if the nomenclatural type material is from Finland.