PK-35 was founded in
Vyborg in 1935. After the
Finnish Winter War and
Second World War, PK-35 was refounded in Helsinki in 1948. When PK-35 was coached by
Pasi Rautiainen in the mid-1990s they were promoted to Finland's top division, the Veikkausliiga. After some economic troubles, the club's top representative team was acquired by
Hjallis Harkimo and renamed
FC Jokerit. The PK-35 club, however, continued with the other teams in lower divisions using its original name. PK-35 was promoted to
Kakkonen in 2001 and to
Ykkönen in 2005.
Move to Vantaa After the 2008 season Pallokerho-35 decided to move its men's and
women's first teams to the
commuter town of Vantaa, where they played at
ISS Stadion in Myyrmäki. The teams were run by a newly created association and competed with the name PK-35 Vantaa. Pallokerho-35 and its other teams (juniors) stayed in
Helsinki under the association PK-35 ry (main club).
Bankruptcy The club suffered serious financial problems in its final years. Sitting at the bottom of the
2016 Veikkausliiga, the club were docked six points and manager
Shefki Kuqi left to join
Inter Turku. The club was
relegated at the end of the season but did not apply for a licence to play in the
2017 Ykkönen and ceased operations. The club's name continued, however, as the club that split from the
PK-35 organisation when it was renamed FC Jokerit began to play in the
Helsinki area
Kolmonen division (4th tier). == Season to season ==