A hold-open arrester arrangement for a door closer with arm and slide rail having a hold-open function to hold a door open, and having an electric release arrangement, which release arrangement is arranged to release the hold-open function in a fire alarm situation, wherein the arrangement comprises a sliding block and an arrester unit, the sliding block being connectable with the slide rail in a sliding manner and also pivotable connectable to the arm of the door closer, the arrester unit being connectable to the slide rail and having a body, the electric release arrangement, and said hold-open function with the sliding block, the body having a front end and a rear end, characterised in that the sliding block comprising a support surface and a pivoted lever having a front surface and a back surface, the pivoted lever being spring biased towards a locking position where the front surface is in contact with the support surface, the arrester unit comprising a locking lever having a cam, the arrester unit comprising also a slide element being spring-biased towards an arresting position of the slide element, the slide element at the arresting position being arranged to keep the locking lever at a holding location, the cam being out of the body at the holding location, the pivoted lever being arranged to turn due to the cam when the sliding block is passing the arrester unit towards the rear end of the arrester unit, the pivoted lever also arranged to turn back to the locking position after passing the cam whereby the arrester unit providing said hold-open function due to the cam being out of the body, the sliding block being also capable to pass the rear end of the arrester unit, the electric release arrangement being arranged to move the slide element towards the rear end in case of fire alarm whereby releasing said locking lever from the holding location allowing the sliding block to move away from the arrester unit by passing the front end of the arrester unit, the arrester unit further comprising an overload lever being arranged to turn from its normal position in case a force from the sliding block affecting to the overload lever via the locking lever is greater than a threshold force value, the turning of the overload lever allowing the locking lever move towards a front end of the arrester unit, and to turn out of way of the sliding block, thereby allowing the movement of the sliding block away from the arrester unit, said threshold force value depending on a holding spring that is arranged to bias the overload lever to the normal position. the sliding block comprising a support surface and a pivoted lever having a front surface and a back surface, the pivoted lever being spring biased towards a locking position where the front surface is in contact with the support surface, the arrester unit comprising a locking lever having a cam, the arrester unit comprising also a slide element being spring-biased towards an arresting position of the slide element, the slide element at the arresting position being arranged to keep the locking lever at a holding location, the cam being out of the body at the holding location, the pivoted lever being arranged to turn due to the cam when the sliding block is passing the arrester unit towards the rear end of the arrester unit, the pivoted lever also arranged to turn back to the locking position after passing the cam whereby the arrester unit providing said hold-open function due to the cam being out of the body, the sliding block being also capable to pass the rear end of the arrester unit, the electric release arrangement being arranged to move the slide element towards the rear end in case of fire alarm whereby releasing said locking lever from the holding location allowing the sliding block to move away from the arrester unit by passing the front end of the arrester unit, the arrester unit further comprising an overload lever being arranged to turn from its normal position in case a force from the sliding block affecting to the overload lever via the locking lever is greater than a threshold force value, the turning of the overload lever allowing the locking lever move towards a front end of the arrester unit, and to turn out of way of the sliding block, thereby allowing the movement of the sliding block away from the arrester unit, said threshold force value depending on a holding spring that is arranged to bias the overload lever to the normal position.