Title: K(n) Chern approximations of some finite groups Author: Björn Schuster Date: revised 8 May 2012 Status: accepted for publication in Algebraic and Geometric Topology Abstract: A few examples of 2-groups are presented whose Morava K-theory is determined by representation theory. By contrast, a 3-primary example shows that in general relations arising from representation theory do not suffice to calculate the Chern subring of K(n)*(BG).