A fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine, comprising - a housing, - a valve needle with a needle axis being movably positioned in the housing, - a first spring element for biasing the valve needle towards a closing position for sealing a nozzle orifice of the fuel injection valve, - a movable armature, which is movable along the needle axis and operable to interact with the valve needle for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position against the bias of the first spring element, wherein the armature comprises a first armature part and a second armature part, wherein the first armature part and the second armature part laterally enclose the valve needle at least in places, - a pole element, and - a magnetic coil which is operable to generate a magnetic field for effecting an axial travel of the armature towards the pole element for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position, wherein, during a first period of the axial travel, at least the second armature part is axially displaced with respect to the valve needle while the valve needle remains in the closing position, the axial displacement being limited so that the second armature part is operable to engage with the valve needle at the end of the first period for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position, during a subsequent second period of the axial travel, the first armature part, the second armature part and the valve needle are positionally fix with respect to each other and travel axially with respect to the housing, characterized in that - the pole element is immovably arranged in the housing and is operable to limit the movement of the armature, - the magnetic coil is at least partially enclosing the housing, and - the axial travel of the second armature part is stopped at the end of the second period by means of interaction with the pole element, so that during a subsequent third period of the travel, only the first armature part travels further towards the pole element for moving the valve needle further away from the closing position and the axial travel of the first armature part is subsequently stopped at the end of the third period by means of interaction with the pole element. - a housing, - a valve needle with a needle axis being movably positioned in the housing, - a first spring element for biasing the valve needle towards a closing position for sealing a nozzle orifice of the fuel injection valve, - a movable armature, which is movable along the needle axis and operable to interact with the valve needle for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position against the bias of the first spring element, wherein the armature comprises a first armature part and a second armature part, wherein the first armature part and the second armature part laterally enclose the valve needle at least in places, - a pole element, and - a magnetic coil which is operable to generate a magnetic field for effecting an axial travel of the armature towards the pole element for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position, wherein, during a first period of the axial travel, at least the second armature part is axially displaced with respect to the valve needle while the valve needle remains in the closing position, the axial displacement being limited so that the second armature part is operable to engage with the valve needle at the end of the first period for displacing the valve needle away from the closing position, during a subsequent second period of the axial travel, the first armature part, the second armature part and the valve needle are positionally fix with respect to each other and travel axially with respect to the housing, characterized in that - the pole element is immovably arranged in the housing and is operable to limit the movement of the armature, - the magnetic coil is at least partially enclosing the housing, and - the axial travel of the second armature part is stopped at the end of the second period by means of interaction with the pole element, so that during a subsequent third period of the travel, only the first armature part travels further towards the pole element for moving the valve needle further away from the closing position and the axial travel of the first armature part is subsequently stopped at the end of the third period by means of interaction with the pole element.