Abstract: A plate heat exchanger comprises a stack of rectangular heat transfer plates, wherein each rectangular heat transfer plate comprises a circumference with four circumference edges arranged at the circumference of the rectangular heat transfer plate, a rectangular heat transfer wall extending between the circumference edges of the heat transfer plate, the rectangular heat transfer wall defining a plane and comprising a circumference portion extending to the circumference edge in the plane of the heat transfer wall, and the heat transfer plate further comprises at least two folded parts arranged at the circumference of the heat transfer plate and extending from the heat transfer wall over the circumference edge of the heat transfer plate, the folded parts contacting the heat transfer wall for forming spacer elements.