High-resolution spectral observations during 1994-2017 are analysed in order to reveal long- and short-term changes in the spot activity of the FK Comae-type subgiant HD 199178. Most of the observations were collected with the Nordic Optical Telescope high resolution spectrographs SOFIN (34 sets) and FIES (6 sets). One set was obtained at the NAO (Rozhen), Bulgaria. The spectra were used to calculate Doppler imaging temperature maps for HD 199178 covering the years 1994-2017.