Summary: | In July 2016, the pre-excursion of the IAL8 symposium was held in Kemiönsaari in the SW archipelago of Finland (biogeographical province V). Seven localities were visited and a number of interesting species were found, reports of which are summarized here. Lepraria humida is new to Fennoscandia, Halecania viridescens, Lepraria nivalis, Protoparmelia phaeonesos, Reichlingia leopoldii and Scoliciosporum gallurae are new to Finland, and Lecanora norvegica, Ramboldia insidiosa and Rinodina efflorescens are new to the biogeographical province. Notes on new finds of threatened species are also provided.
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