A rotor for an electric machine comprising a rotor core having a plurality of flux guide sections (FG1', FG2', FG3', FG4') located along circumferential direction of the rotor core, each of the plurality of flux guide sections comprising: a plurality of flux paths (P1', P2', P3', P4') made of a material of high permeance and a plurality of flux barriers (B1', B2', B3', B4') made of a material of low permeance located alternately along radial direction of the flux guide section, each of the plurality of flux barriers extending from a first extremity to a second extremity, the first and the second extremities being situated adjacent the surface of the rotor core and being spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction, each of the plurality of flux barriers defining a corresponding imaginary centre line extending from a first point on a rotor surface to a second point on a rotor surface, the first point and the second point being spaced apart from one another at the rotor surface in a circumferential direction of the rotor; the rotor core comprising a plurality of bridges (BR21', BR22', BR41', BR42') made of a material of high permeance, each of the plurality of bridges extending radially across a corresponding flux barrier, and a plurality of permanent magnets (M11', M12') each one of which is located adjacent a corresponding bridge (BR41', BR42') and adapted to saturate the corresponding bridge, a magnetization direction (MD11', MD12') of each of the plurality of permanent magnets diverging from the direction in which the corresponding bridge extends across the flux barrier,the rotor core has a plurality of rotor sheets (RS1') stacked in an axial direction, each of the plurality of rotor sheets (RS1') comprising a plurality of flux guide sections (FG1', FG2', FG3', FG4') located along circumferential direction of the rotor sheet, the plurality of flux guide sections of the rotor core being formed by the plurality of flux guide sections of the stacked rotor sheets, characterized in that the plurality of permanent magnets comprise at least one axial magnet (M11', M12') located inside a flux barrier (B1',B2') axially adjacent a corresponding bridge (BR41', BR42'), each axial magnet being axially pressed between two elements at least one of which is a bridge (BR41', BR42') corresponding to the axial magnet. a plurality of flux paths (P1', P2', P3', P4') made of a material of high permeance and a plurality of flux barriers (B1', B2', B3', B4') made of a material of low permeance located alternately along radial direction of the flux guide section, each of the plurality of flux barriers extending from a first extremity to a second extremity, the first and the second extremities being situated adjacent the surface of the rotor core and being spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction, each of the plurality of flux barriers defining a corresponding imaginary centre line extending from a first point on a rotor surface to a second point on a rotor surface, the first point and the second point being spaced apart from one another at the rotor surface in a circumferential direction of the rotor; the rotor core comprising a plurality of bridges (BR21', BR22', BR41', BR42') made of a material of high permeance, each of the plurality of bridges extending radially across a corresponding flux barrier, and a plurality of permanent magnets (M11', M12') each one of which is located adjacent a corresponding bridge (BR41', BR42') and adapted to saturate the corresponding bridge, a magnetization direction (MD11', MD12') of each of the plurality of permanent magnets diverging from the direction in which the corresponding bridge extends across the flux barrier,the rotor core has a plurality of rotor sheets (RS1') stacked in an axial direction, each of the plurality of rotor sheets (RS1') comprising a plurality of flux guide sections (FG1', FG2', FG3', FG4') located along circumferential direction of the rotor sheet, the plurality of flux guide sections of the rotor core being formed by the plurality of flux guide sections of the stacked rotor sheets, characterized in that the plurality of permanent magnets comprise at least one axial magnet (M11', M12') located inside a flux barrier (B1',B2') axially adjacent a corresponding bridge (BR41', BR42'), each axial magnet being axially pressed between two elements at least one of which is a bridge (BR41', BR42') corresponding to the axial magnet.