Provided are a light emitting module and a backlight unit. The light emitting module comprises a module board comprising a plurality of first and second pads and a plurality of protrusion holes, a heatsink plate corresponding to a second surface opposite to a first surface of the module board, the heatsink plate comprising a plurality of protrusions respectively inserted into the protrusion holes of the module board, and a plurality of light emitting devices, each comprising a heatsink frame connected to the protrusions of the heatsink plate which comprises a first frame part on which the plurality of protrusions are disposed and a second frame part folded from the first frame part and disposed under the module board.