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Jyri Backman is a Senior Lecturer at Linnaeus University's School of Business and Economics, specifically within the Department of Marketing and Tourism Studies. He is an active researcher and educator specializing in the intersection of sports, law, and business management, with particular expertise in ice hockey commercialization and sports taxation.
Backman completed his Doctoral Thesis titled 'Ishockeyns amerikanisering: En studie av svensk och finsk elitishockey' at Malmö University in 2018, following a Licentiate Thesis 'I skuggan av NHL: en organisationsstudie av svensk och finsk elitishockey' at Göteborgs universitet in 2012. His academic journey demonstrates deep specialization in Nordic ice hockey systems.
His research focuses on the legal and economic dimensions of sports, particularly examining how commercialization, Americanization, and juridification processes transform traditional European sports models. Backman has extensively analyzed Swedish and Finnish elite ice hockey, exploring topics ranging from tax optimization and venue management to labor relations and cross-border league expansions like Jokerit's move to the KHL.
His publication portfolio reveals consistent thematic development over the past decade, with increasing sophistication in analyzing the tension between commercial imperatives and traditional sports values. Recent work shows growing attention to labor relations in football and innovative financing models in Swedish sports.
Backman leads the 'Forward' research group, a multidisciplinary forum dedicated to ice hockey culture and management studies. His work bridges legal scholarship, business administration, and sports sociology, creating a distinctive niche in sports management research focused on Nordic contexts.
As an educator, he teaches commercial law, tax law, and sports law at both undergraduate and advanced levels. Fluent in Finnish, he leverages his linguistic capabilities to conduct comparative research between Swedish and Finnish sports systems, providing unique insights into Nordic sports management.
