2016 Veikkausliiga
The 2016 Veikkausliiga is the eighty-sixth season of top-tier football in Finland. The season started on 2 April 2016; the regular season ended on 23 October 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff continuing until 29 October. SJK were the defending champions.
Teams
were relegated to Ykkönen after finishing at the bottom of the 2015 season. Their place was taken by Ykkönen champions PS Kemi.KTP as 11th-placed team lost their Veikkausliiga spot after losing to second-placed Ykkönen team PK-35 Vantaa 3–2 on aggregate in a relegation/promotion playoff.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| FC Inter | Turku | Veritas Stadion | 10,000 |
| FC Lahti | Lahti | Lahden kisapuisto | 4,000 |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
| HJK | Helsinki | Sonera Stadium | 10,770 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Mariehamn | Wiklöf Holding Arena | 4,000 |
| Ilves | Tampere | Tammela Stadion | 5,040 |
| KuPS | Kuopio | Savon Sanomat Areena | 5,000 |
| PK-35 Vantaa | Vantaa | Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion | 4,500 |
| PS Kemi | Kemi | Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto | 4,500 |
| RoPS | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemen keskuskenttä | 4,000 |
| SJK | Seinäjoki | OmaSP Stadion | 6,000 |
| VPS | Vaasa | Hietalahti Stadium | 4,600 |
- SJK will move to their new stadium OmaSp Stadion in June 2016.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Relegation play-offs
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