Career
He was the head coach of home-town club Tampere United in Finland"s Veikkausliiga. A forward, Hjelm played in the German Bundesliga for Stuttgarter Kickers in the 1988-1989 season. He also played in the 2.
Bundesliga for Kickers (1989-1990) and Football Club Saint Pauli (1992-1994).
In Finland Hjelm represented Football Club Ilves (1981-1988 and 1990-1994) and HJK Helsinki (1995-1996). Hjelm earned 100 caps for the Finnish national team
He held the record for most caps for Finland a decade, before being overtaken by Jari Litmanen in 2006. He is also the fourth highest scorer for Finland with 20 goals.
Hjelm is an honorary captain of the Finnish national team
As player As coach.