PK-35 was founded in
Vyborg as
Viipurin Pallokerho in 1935. After the
Finnish Winter War and
Second World War, the club was refounded as Pallokerho-35 by the
Karelian refugees in Helsinki in 1948. The name Viipuri (Vyborg) was dropped off from the name due to Soviet pressure because it was not tolerated to use the names of places of the occupied Karelian territory. In the 1950s, the club operated mostly in the
Kallio neighbourhood of Helsinki, from which it expanded to
Pakila and other newly built areas in
Northern Helsinki. In 1966, PK-35 settled in the
Pihlajamäki area. The club played mostly in the lower divisions in the
Finnish football league system until 1990s. The mid-1990s were successful years for PK-35, when the club was coached by
Pasi Rautiainen. They won promotions from fourth-tier
Kolmonen in 1994 all the way to the Finland's top division,
Veikkausliiga for the
1998 Veikkausliiga season. The club also acquired former Finnish national team players such as
Petri Helin and
Kimmo Tarkkio. PK finished 3rd in the league, and made it to the
1998 Finnish Cup final, but at the end of the season after some economic troubles, the club's top representative team was acquired by
Hjallis Harkimo and it was 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.
PK-35 Vantaa: 2008–2016 In 2008, the club's men's and women's first teams detached from the organisation and relocated to
Myyrmäki,
Vantaa and gained the club's league license and continued playing in the second-tier
Ykkönen under the name
PK-35 Vantaa.
Helsinki PK-35 stayed in Helsinki with their youth sector and reserve team playing in fourth-tier
Kolmonen. The reserve and academy team merged with
Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS) and were promoted to the third-tier
Kakkonen for the
2012 season. For the 2015 Kolmonen season, PK-35 and VJS separated and PK continued playing in
Pihlajamäki, Helsinki. After the PK-35 Vantaa were declared for bankruptcy at the end of 2016, Helsinki-based PK-35 continued as the club's only representative team, competing in
Kolmonen, the fourth tier at the time. In the 2018 season, the team was coached by Jarkko Siikava, Tuomo Berg and
Kim Raimi. For the 2019 season, the club acquired
Esa Terävä and he was named the team
captain. At the end of the season, PK-35 won a promotion to third-tier
Kakkonen for the
2020 season. Next season, the club went on to finish 1st in Kakkonen Group A, and were promoted to then second tier
Ykkönen. Former player and current assistant coach Kim Raimi was named the club's new manager, starting in 2021. After two seasons in Ykkönen, PK-35 were relegated back to Kakkonen at the end of the 2022 season. In the
2023 Kakkonen season, PK-35 finished in the 2nd place of Group A. After the dissolution of
FC Honka and
HIFK, and the creation of the new second-tier
Ykkösliiga, the club were granted a spot to
2024 Ykkösliiga, via promotion-playoffs. However, in the early June 2024, head coach
Kim Raimi was dismissed after ten league matches due to relatively poor results. Prior to his departure, PK had a record of two wins, four draws and four losses. A former
EPS and
Atlantis head coach Tiago Santos was appointed as his replacement. In late November 2024, it was announced that PK would move to
Mustapekka Areena in
Oulunkylä neighbourhood for the 2025 season, as their home stadium Algeco Areena does not meet the requirements for the league license anymore. Two points will be also deducted from the club as they failed to improve the stadium conditions in time. ==Honours==