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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2015-12-11</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001505732</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BWFG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001284298</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BRATHWAITE GAIL E D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>220 ELM STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW CANAAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06840</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EVP &amp; COO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gail E D Brathwaite by POA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-12-30</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
