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Finnish football team

This article is about current men's football club in Helsinki. For a former men's football team in Vantaa, see [PK-35 Vantaa (men)](/source/PK-35_Vantaa_(men)).

For current women's football team in Helsinki, see [PK-35 (women)](/source/PK-35_(women)). For women's club in Vantaa, see [PK-35 Vantaa (women)](/source/PK-35_Vantaa_(women)).

Not to be confused with [Pallo-Kerho 37](/source/Pallo-Kerho_37).

Football club

PK-35 Full name Pallokerho-35 Founded as Viipurin Pallokerho, 1935 (1935) as Pallokerho-35, 1948 (as PK-35 Vantaa, 2008) as PK-35, 2015 Ground Mustapekka Areena Helsinki Capacity 2,700 Manager Tiago Santos League Ykkösliiga 2025 Ykkösliiga, 5th of 10 Website www.pk-35.fi Home colours Away colours

PK-35 playing against [KuPS](/source/Kuopion_Palloseura) in a [Ykkönen](/source/Ykk%C3%B6nen) match in 2007.

**PK-35** (originally **Pallokerho-35**) is a Finnish men's professional [football](/source/Association_football) club, based in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki). It currently competes in the [Ykkösliiga](/source/Ykk%C3%B6sliiga), the second-tier of men's football league in Finland. The club is based at the Algeco Areena in the [Pihlajamäki](/source/Pihlajam%C3%A4ki) district of Helsinki, and its colours are red, black and white. The club has played mostly in the lower divisions during its history, except for the lone season in top-tier [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga) in [1998](/source/1998_Veikkausliiga).

## History

PK-35 was founded in [Vyborg](/source/Vyborg) as *Viipurin Pallokerho* in 1935. After the [Finnish Winter War](/source/Finnish_Winter_War) and [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War), the club was refounded as Pallokerho-35 by the [Karelian](/source/Karelia) 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](/source/Kallio) neighbourhood of Helsinki, from which it expanded to [Pakila](/source/Pakila) and other newly built areas in [Northern Helsinki](/source/North_Helsinki). In 1966, PK-35 settled in the [Pihlajamäki](/source/Pihlajam%C3%A4ki) area. The club played mostly in the lower divisions in the [Finnish football league system](/source/Finnish_football_league_system) until 1990s.

The mid-1990s were successful years for PK-35, when the club was coached by [Pasi Rautiainen](/source/Pasi_Rautiainen). They won promotions from fourth-tier [Kolmonen](/source/Kolmonen) in 1994 all the way to the Finland's top division, [Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga) for the [1998 Veikkausliiga](/source/1998_Veikkausliiga) season. The club also acquired former Finnish national team players such as [Petri Helin](/source/Petri_Helin) and [Kimmo Tarkkio](/source/Kimmo_Tarkkio). PK finished 3rd in the league, and made it to the [1998 Finnish Cup](/source/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](/source/Hjallis_Harkimo) and it was renamed [FC Jokerit](/source/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](/source/Kakkonen) in 2001 and to [Ykkönen](/source/Ykk%C3%B6nen) in 2005.

### PK-35 Vantaa: 2008–2016

Main article: [PK-35 Vantaa (men)](/source/PK-35_Vantaa_(men))

In 2008, the club's men's and women's first teams detached from the organisation and relocated to [Myyrmäki](/source/Myyrm%C3%A4ki), [Vantaa](/source/Vantaa) and gained the club's league license and continued playing in the second-tier [Ykkönen](/source/Ykk%C3%B6nen) under the name [PK-35 Vantaa](/source/PK-35_Vantaa_(men)).

### Helsinki

PK-35 stayed in Helsinki with their youth sector and reserve team playing in fourth-tier [Kolmonen](/source/Kolmonen). The reserve and academy team merged with [Vantaan Jalkapalloseura](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantaan_Jalkapalloseura) (VJS) and were promoted to the third-tier [Kakkonen](/source/Kakkonen) for the [2012 season](/source/2012_Kakkonen).

For the 2015 Kolmonen season, PK-35 and VJS separated and PK continued playing in [Pihlajamäki](/source/Pihlajam%C3%A4ki), 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](/source/Kolmonen), the fourth tier at the time.

In the 2018 season, the team was coached by Jarkko Siikava, Tuomo Berg and [Kim Raimi](/source/Kim_Raimi). For the 2019 season, the club acquired [Esa Terävä](/source/Esa_Ter%C3%A4v%C3%A4) and he was named the team [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)). At the end of the season, PK-35 won a promotion to third-tier [Kakkonen](/source/Kakkonen) for the [2020 season](/source/2020_Kakkonen).[1] Next season, the club went on to finish 1st in Kakkonen Group A, and were promoted to then second tier [Ykkönen](/source/Ykk%C3%B6nen). Former player and current assistant coach Kim Raimi was named the club's new manager, starting in 2021. After two seasons in Ykkönen,[2][3][4] PK-35 were relegated back to Kakkonen at the end of the 2022 season.

In the [2023 Kakkonen](/source/2023_Kakkonen) season, PK-35 finished in the 2nd place of Group A. After the dissolution of [FC Honka](/source/FC_Honka) and [HIFK](/source/HIFK_Fotboll), and the creation of the new second-tier [Ykkösliiga](/source/Ykk%C3%B6sliiga), the club were granted a spot to [2024 Ykkösliiga](/source/2024_Ykk%C3%B6sliiga), via promotion-playoffs.[5][6] However, in the early June 2024, head coach [Kim Raimi](/source/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](/source/Espoon_Palloseura) and [Atlantis](/source/Atlantis_FC) head coach Tiago Santos was appointed as his replacement.[7]

In late November 2024, it was announced that PK would move to [Mustapekka Areena](/source/Mustapekka_Areena) in [Oulunkylä](/source/Oulunkyl%C3%A4) 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.[8]

## Honours

- **[Veikkausliiga](/source/Veikkausliiga)** - Third place (1): [1998](/source/1998_Veikkausliiga)

- **[Finnish Cup](/source/Finnish_Cup)** - Runners-up (1): [1998](/source/1998_Finnish_Cup)

- **[Kakkonen](/source/Kakkonen)** (third tier) - **Champions (1):** [2020](/source/2020_Kakkonen) - Runners-up (1): [2023](/source/2023_Kakkonen)

- **[Kolmonen](/source/Kolmonen)** (fourth tier) - **Champions (1):** 2019 - Runners-up (1): 2018

## Season to season

Season to season of PK-35 1 season in Veikkausliiga 10 seasons in Second Tier 11 seasons in Third Tier 29 seasons in Fourth Tier 10 seasons in Fifth Tier Season Level Division Section Administration Position Finnish Cup Movements 1938 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Finnish FA Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1939 Tier 2 Itä-Länsi-sarja (East-West League) East League, Southern Group Finnish FA 7th Operations discontinued due to WWII 1961 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 1 Finnish FA 2nd Promotion Playoff 1962 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 2 Finnish FA 3rd 1963 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 2 Finnish FA 2nd Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1964 Tier 3 Maakuntasarja (Regional League) Group 1 Finnish FA 8th Relegated 1965 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 1 Finnish FA 2nd 1966 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 1 Finnish FA 4th 1967 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 2 Finnish FA 3rd 1968 Tier 4 Aluesarja (Area League) Group 2 Finnish FA 6th Relegated 1969 Unknown 1970 Unknown 1971 Unknown 1972 Tier 4 IV. Divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Finnish FA 5th 1973 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 1974 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 1975 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 9th Relegated 1976 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 4th 1977 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 4th 1978 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 1979 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 10th 1980 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 10th Relegation Playoff - Relegated 1981 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 1982 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 3 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promotion Playoff - Promoted 1983 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 11th 1984 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 11th Relegated 1985 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 4th 1986 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 10th 1987 Tier 5 IV. divisioona (Fourth Division) Group 1 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 12th Relegated 1988 Unknown 1989 Unknown 1990 Unknown 1991 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 1992 Tier 4 III. Divisioona (Third Division) Group 2 Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 5th 1993 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1994 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) Promoted 1995 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA 1996 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA Promoted 1997 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA Promoted 1998 Tier 1 Veikkausliiga (Premier League) Finnish FA 3rd Runner-up The first team was sold and renamed FC Jokerit for the 1999. 1999 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2000 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) Promoted 2001 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA 2002 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA 2003 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA 2004 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA Promoted 2005 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 2006 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 2007 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 2008 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA PK-35 Vantaa gained the league license for 2009 Ykkönen. 2009 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2010 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2011 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2012 Tier 3 Kakkonen Finnish FA 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2014 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2015 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 8th 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 3rd 2018 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa I Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 2nd 2019 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) Helsinki & Uusimaa II Helsinki & Uusimaa (SPL Helsinki) 1st Promoted 2020 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group A Finnish FA 1st Promoted 2021 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 8th Quarter-finals 2022 Tier 2 Ykkönen Finnish FA 10th Quarter-finals Relegated 2023 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group A Finnish FA 2nd Third round Promotion play-offs – Promoted 2024 Tier 2 Ykkösliiga Finnish FA 6th Sixth round 2025 Tier 2 Ykkösliiga Finnish FA [9] [10]

## Players and personnel

*Updated 1 September 2025*[11]

### Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK FIN Alex Ramula 2 DF FIN Rasmus Sipi 3 DF FIN Alexander Forsström 4 MF SOM Ayuub Abdi 6 DF JPN Juta Nakanishi 7 FW POR Pedro Diniz 8 MF BRA João Costa 9 FW FIN Irfan Sadik (captain) 10 FW FIN Otto Salmensuu 12 GK FIN Diar Azabani 13 DF FIN Rafael Lehtonen 14 MF JPN Emu Kawakita No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF FIN Niklas Jokiniemi 17 FW IRQ Arez Goshnaw 18 MF FIN Eino-Iivari Pitkälä 19 MF FIN Maximo Tolonen 21 DF FIN Karo Räsänen 22 DF FIN Liam Lokake 23 DF JPN Shunta Uchiyama 24 MF FIN Ngabo Ndaziramiye 25 GK FIN Atte Kivelä 34 DF FIN Tuukka Andberg 88 MF FIN Jasper Pikkuhookana

### Players on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

### Coaches and staff

Name Role Tiago Santos Head coach Diogo Pinto Assistant coach Luca Fleres Fitness coach Jussi Jääskeläinen Goalkeeping coach Felix Hauernherm Physiotherapist Jarkko Siikava Director of football

## Notable former players

Main page: [Category:PK-35 (men) players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PK-35_(men)_players)

- [Jasin-Amin Assehnoun](/source/Jasin-Amin_Assehnoun)

- [Petri Helin](/source/Petri_Helin)

- [Erik Holmgren](/source/Erik_Holmgren)

- [Robert Ivanov](/source/Robert_Ivanov)

- [Joel Pohjanpalo](/source/Joel_Pohjanpalo)

- [Juho Rantala](/source/Juho_Rantala)

- [Rami Rantanen](/source/Rami_Rantanen)

- [Pasi Rautiainen](/source/Pasi_Rautiainen)

- [Pekka Sihvola](/source/Pekka_Sihvola)

- [Kimmo Tarkkio](/source/Kimmo_Tarkkio)

- [Sauli Väisänen](/source/Sauli_V%C3%A4is%C3%A4nen)

- [Moshtagh Yaghoubi](/source/Moshtagh_Yaghoubi)

- [Oskari Kekkonen](/source/Oskari_Kekkonen)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Edustus](https://pk-35.fi/joukkue/miehet-edustus/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240220105603/https://pk-35.fi/joukkue/miehet-edustus/) 2024-02-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), pk-35.fi

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## External links

- [Official website](https://pk-35.fi/) (in Finnish)

- [Team profile](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/finland/pk-35-ry/36303/) at Soccerway

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