Let S be a smooth projective surface and S-[n] the Hilbert scheme of zero-d
imensional subschemes of S of length n. We prove that the class of S-[n] in
the complex cobordism ring depends only on the class of the surface itself
. Moreover, we compute the cohomology and holomorphic Euler characteristics
of certain tautological sheaves on S-[n] and prove results on the general
structure of certain integrals over polynomials in Chern classes of tautolo
gical sheaves.