The 2016 European Speed Skating Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 9 to 10 January 2016.

[2] Sven Kramer and Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands were the defending champions.

Kramer successfully defended his title, winning a record 8th title overall, and Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic won her 5th title.

[3] The schedule of events:[4] All times are FET (UTC+3).

DNS = did not start, WDR = withdrew, DQ = disqualified [5] [6] [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]