A pre-mounted electrode (600, 700) for electrically connecting photovoltaic cells, (100, 808, 810), each photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810) comprising a plurality of lamellar electrically conductive surface regions, the pre-mounted electrode (600, 700) being configured to be at least partly fixed on the plurality of lamellar electrically conductive surface regions of a photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810), the pre-mounted electrode (600, 700) comprising: a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending adjacent to one other; and a stabilizing structure coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires such that the space between the electrically conductive wires to one another is defined until the plurality of electrically conductive wires has been at least partly fixed on the plurality of lamellar electrically conductive surface regions of a photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810); wherein the stabilizing structure comprises a sheet structure (604, 702) carrying the plurality of electrically conductive wires, wherein the sheet structure (604, 702) is coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires such that it can be at least partially removed from the plurality of electrically conductive wires after the plurality of electrically conductive wires has been at least partly fixed on the lamellar conductive regions of the photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810); characterized in that the sheet structure (604, 702) comprises at least a first sheet portion coupled to a first side of the electrically conductive wires for coupling to a back side of a first photovoltaic cell (100, 808) and wherein the sheet structure (604, 702) comprises a second sheet portion coupled to a second side of the electrically conductive wires for coupling to a front side of a second photovoltaic cell (100, 810), the second side being opposite the first side with respect to the plurality of electrically conductive wires. a plurality of electrically conductive wires extending adjacent to one other; and a stabilizing structure coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires such that the space between the electrically conductive wires to one another is defined until the plurality of electrically conductive wires has been at least partly fixed on the plurality of lamellar electrically conductive surface regions of a photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810); wherein the stabilizing structure comprises a sheet structure (604, 702) carrying the plurality of electrically conductive wires, wherein the sheet structure (604, 702) is coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive wires such that it can be at least partially removed from the plurality of electrically conductive wires after the plurality of electrically conductive wires has been at least partly fixed on the lamellar conductive regions of the photovoltaic cell (100, 808, 810); characterized in that the sheet structure (604, 702) comprises at least a first sheet portion coupled to a first side of the electrically conductive wires for coupling to a back side of a first photovoltaic cell (100, 808) and wherein the sheet structure (604, 702) comprises a second sheet portion coupled to a second side of the electrically conductive wires for coupling to a front side of a second photovoltaic cell (100, 810), the second side being opposite the first side with respect to the plurality of electrically conductive wires.