 In 1988, even though his life was well both personally and at work, he eventually agreed on a return to Norrköping, with Tommy Wisell, manager/director at the club, playing an active role in convincing the player.Also during that year, Hellström had a breakthrough in his international career when he played for Sweden at the Seoul Olympic Games; he finished the tournament as the second best goalscorer in the group play with three goals, only behind Brazil's Romário (four).Sweden got knocked out of the tournament in the quarterfinal 1–2 defeat against Italy.