Backe had been under contract until the end of 2017 with an option to continue beyond the 2018 World Cup - if Finland had qualified for its first-ever finals.
Bakam līgums bija spēkā līdz nākamā gada beigām, ar nosacījumu to pagarināt, ja izlases kvalificēsies 2018.gada Pasaules kausa finālturnīram.