Abstract: A solenoid valve comprising a coil surrounding a guide for an armature, the armature being movable in the guide through magnetising of the coil or by means of a return mechanism, and a valve seat co-operating with a closing member for selective opening or closing of a valve opening through the valve seat controlled by the armature movement. As the closing member is a separate device in relation to the armature, which closing member is activated by the armature movement to a rocking movement around a contact point with the valve seat, an normally open or normally closed solenoid is obtained.