Abstract: An electrodeless low-pressure discharge lamp comprising a lamp vessel (1) sealed in a vacuum-tight manner and filled at least with a metal vapor and a rare gas, the lamp being provided also with a cylindrical core (2) of magnetic material, such as ferrite, a winding (4) arranged to surround the core (2) and an electrical supply unit connected thereto for producing during operation of the lamp an electrical field in the lamp vessel (1). The supply unit is located in a thin-walled metal housing (8) provided in a wall portion (9) of synthetic material, which is partly of conical shape and is provided at its end with an Edison lamp cap (10), and the core (2) accommodates a rod-shaped or tubular body (11) of thermally conducting material connected to the housing (8). In order to improve the ignition properties of the lamp, an electrical insulator (12) is provided between the end of the body (11) and the wall of the housing (8).