| 2015–16 SM-liiga | |
| League: | SM-liiga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | September 2015 – April 2016 |
| No Of Teams: | 15 |
| Tv: | UrhoTV, Nelonen |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | HIFK |
| Season Champ Name: | Best record |
| Second Place: | Oulun Kärpät |
| Mvp: | Kristian Kuusela |
| Mvp Link: | Lasse Oksanen trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Kristian Kuusela |
| Top Scorer Link: | Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Playoffs Link: | Jari Kurri trophy |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Patrik Laine |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Jari Kurri trophy |
| Finals Champ: | Tappara |
| Finals Runner-Up: | HIFK |
| Seasonslist: | List of SM-liiga seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | SM-liiga |
| Prevseason Link: | 2014–15 SM-liiga season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2016–17 SM-liiga season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 SM-liiga season was the 41st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The SM-liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.[2]
TPS wins the series 2–0.
Pelicans wins the series 2–1.
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
Kärpät wins the series 4–2.
Tappara wins the series 4–1.
JYP wins the series 4–2.
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
Tappara wins the series 4–3.
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
| Tappara | ||
| HIFK | ||
| Kärpät | ||
| 4 | JYP | |
| 5 | SaiPa | |
| 6 | Lukko | |
| 7 | TPS | |
| 8 | Pelicans | |
| 9 | KalPa | |
| 10 | Sport | |
| 11 | KooKoo | |
| 12 | Ässät | |
| 13 | HPK | |
| 14 | Ilves | |
| 15 | Blues |