The beetle fauna of pine fc,rests was surveyed by window flight trappi
ng in four separate study areas in Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park i
n Enontekio Lapland (Le) and Hammastunturi wilderness area in Inari La
pland (Li). The total catch of individuals was 4905: consisting of 195
species. The proportion of species new to the province was 48% in Le
and 25% in Li, respectively. Eleven rare species (known at most from 2
5 localities in Finland) were found. Rarefaction, diversity analyses a
nd similarity indices showed that species richness, relative abundance
s of species and species composition did not differ significantly betw
een the study areas.