New indides REPdIn 2 (RE = Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd-Tm, Lu) have been synthesized from the elements by arc-melting. The indides with Y, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd-Tm, and Lu as the rare earth metal component have been obtained in pure form by annealing the arc-melted samples in tantalum containers. Single crystals of LaPdIn 2 were obtained by recrystallization of a LaPdIn 2 sample from an indium flux. LaPdIn 2 crystallizes with the MgCuAl 2 structure: Cmcm, a = 463.79(7) pm, b = 1074.3(2) pm, c = 746.4(2) pm, wR2 = 0.1149, 380 F2 values, and 16 variables. The structure may be described as a palladium-filled LaIn 2 substructure. The latter is a strongly distorted CaIn 2 -like arrangement. Together, the palladium and indium atoms build a three-dimensional [PdIn 2 ] network in which the lanthanum atoms fill distorted pentagonal channels. The other REPdIn 2 indides crystallize with the HfNiGa 2 type, space group I4mm. Single crystals have been obtained for three compounds: a = 1397.7(1) pm, c = 925.5(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0662, 2098 F2 values, 64 variables for PrPdIn 2 ; a = 1368.5(1) pm, c = 912.8(1) pm, wR2 = 0.1113, 2102 F2 values, 65 variables for Tb 0.980(4) PdIn 2.020(4) ; and a = 1358.8(1) pm, c = 908.4(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0777, 1983 F2 values, 64 variables for Tm 0.986(2) PdIn 2.014(2) . The terbium and thulium compounds show a small homogeneity range where the Tb3/Tm3 position shows mixed occupancy with indium. Again, the palladium and indium atoms form a three-dimensional [PdIn 2 ] network, but is more complex when compared with that of LaPdIn 2 . The four crystallographically different rare earth metal atoms lie in larger voids formed by this network. The magnetic and electrical transport properties of REPdIn 2 (RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Er, Tm, and Lu) have been studied over wide ranges of temperature and magnetic field. All these indides except for LuPdIn 2 show localized magnetism due to the presence of magnetic moments on the RE 3+ ions. The compounds with RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, and Gd order magnetically at low temperatures. PrPdIn 2 is antiferromagnetic below T N = 5.5 K. The other three phases show complex magnetic behavior below T N = 4.9, 9, and 10 K, for NdPdIn 2 , SmPdIn 2 , and GdPdIn 2 , respectively. In the case of GdPdIn 2 the magnetic ordering involves a strong ferromagnetic component. For SmPdIn 2 another phase transition at T t = 5.5 K has been established, probably a change in the magnetic structure. In contrast to the other compounds, ErPdIn 2 and TmPdIn 2 remain Curie-Weiss paramagnetic down to 1.7 K, and LuPdIn 2 is a Pauli paramagnet. All the compounds studied show metallic conductivity with some features characteristic of crystal field interactions and/or spin fluctuations. The magnetic phase transitions in PrPdIn 2 , NdPdIn 2 , SmPdIn 2 , and GdPdIn 2 manifest themselves as distinct anomalies in the temperature-dependent resistivity. In the ordered state the resistivity shows a behavior reflecting reduction in the spin-disorder scattering.