Knowledge

The Helo knowledge hub

A collection of articles on health, wellbeing and work environment — written by our coaches and specialists.

This is for you if you are tired of scrolling social media for support and inspiration on health, or of just talking to a chatbot. We gather evidence-based knowledge, perspectives worth thinking about and practical advice you can read whenever and wherever suits you.

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15 articles

Stress & sustainable performance

A brain-smart working day

The brain is our most important working tool, but do we look after it as well as we look after our phone or computer? Working brain-smart is not about trying harder; it is about understanding how the brain works.

Maria6 October 20264 min

GDPR

Reporting sick leave in Teams – convenient, but is it legal?

Many workplaces have made Teams the hub for everything, sick leave included. It is convenient, but sensitive health data ends up spread and stored in ways that do not hold up under the GDPR – and the absence becomes impossible to follow up.

Helo Hälsa25 September 20267 min

Occupational health

Private health insurance or occupational health? The difference many employers miss

Both can help an employee who has fallen ill, but they serve different purposes: one gives the individual fast treatment, the other sees the individual at work and helps the whole organisation prevent ill health.

Helo Hälsa22 September 20266 min

Mental health

Mental health first aid — dare to ask, dare to listen, dare to act

10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day — a day that reminds us suicide can be prevented. Here is how you can dare to ask, to listen and to act, as a manager, a colleague and a fellow human being.

Marie9 September 20266 min

Work environment

The Swedish government's work environment strategy 2026–2031 — what employers need to know

What does the new strategy mean for work environment management? Here is how employers are affected — and how you can get started with work that is more structured and more preventive.

Helo Hälsa7 September 20265 min

Stress & sustainable performance

Culture and creativity: why making things matters for our health

How does culture affect our health? Discover the research on creativity and the brain, and simple ways to take cultural micro-pauses in everyday life. A stress coach shares her advice.

Kristin Björnsdotter Wahl26 March 20264 min

Leadership

Enjoyment at work as a leadership tool

An occupational health scientist on enjoyment at work as a leadership tool — and how you create change in your organisation.

Annelie18 March 20263 min

Menopause

The menopause in the workplace

Many workplaces talk about stress, ergonomics and workload. But one area is still surprisingly quiet: the menopause — even though it affects a large part of the workforce.

Annelie9 March 20263 min

Movement

Micro-exercise at work — small movements that make a big difference

Micro-exercise at work improves the work environment, reduces sitting still and prevents strain problems. Short, effective exercises during the working day strengthen health, energy and focus — and are simple to introduce in both office and remote work.

Amanda Berglund18 February 20264 min

Lifestyle

Motivation comes and goes, but habits last — or do they?

Motivation is often described as the key to change. When it is high, everything feels possible. But our motivation is fleeting. Here is how we hold on to it, even when things get hard.

Kim Simonsson16 February 20263 min

Lifestyle

Health in everyday life: 7 simple habits that strengthen body and mind — with Sofie

Health in everyday life: 7 simple habits that strengthen body and mind

Sofie Bingmark2 February 20263 min

Stress & sustainable performance

Health stress — when wellbeing becomes a competition

Health has become an ideal, and it sometimes feels as though we are all competing to be "best at feeling good". But what happens when the pursuit of health becomes a stress in itself?

Helo Hälsa20 June 20252 min

Diet & nutrition

Supplements — miracle pills or pointless capsules?

Some swear by their daily vitamins and protein shakes, others shrug and say "ordinary food is enough". But what is actually true — and for whom?

Helo Hälsa16 June 20252 min

Lifestyle

Longevity or YOLO — which matters most to you?

We live in a time when two strong messages reach us every day. Live long, and live in the moment. But do we really have to choose? Or is there a middle way?

Helo Hälsa13 June 20252 min

Stress & sustainable performance

Digital detox — why it is needed and how to succeed

In a world where the phone is our constant companion and the screens never go dark, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed and — yes — a little digitally exhausted. But what actually happens when we press pause and give ourselves a digital detox?

Helo Hälsa11 June 20254 min