[1] This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.

The decision to grant the games for Helsinki was made by the European Athletics Congress on 9 November 2009.

[2] Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg, Germany, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process.

Official result following disqualifications for Elena Arzhakova and Irina Maracheva for doping violation.. 2.

Official result following disqualification for Aslı Çakır Alptekin , Yekaterina Ishova , Gamze Bulut and Anna Mishchenko for doping violations.