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 economical troubles the first 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.