An electrical switchgear device (1; 1') comprising: a fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), a movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') having a contact portion (5f; 5'f) and a repelling portion (5e; 5'e), wherein the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') is arranged to move between a closed position in which the contact portion (5f; 5'f) contacts the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), and an open position in which the contact portion (5f; 5'f) is mechanically separated from the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), and a coil, wherein the repelling portion (5e; 5'e) is arranged adjacent to the coil to enable the coil to induce eddy currents in the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), wherein the coil has a first dimension between two of its opposite lateral ends, which first dimension corresponds to a majority of the distance between the two outermost contact fingers (5a, 5d; 3'a, 3'd), and wherein the coil defines an area which corresponds to a majority of a surface area of the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), and wherein the repelling portion (5e; 5'e) is adapted to provide a continuous current path, having a dimension corresponding to the first dimension of the coil, for eddy currents induced by the coil in the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), whereby the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') is pivotally thrown in a direction away from the coil and the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), thus providing a circuit trip, characterised in that one of the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3') and the contact portion (5f; 5'f) comprises a plurality of contact fingers (5a-5d; 3'a-3'd) which are all parallel connected when the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') is in the closed position and the coil and the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3') are arranged on the same side of the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5'), and wherein the repelling portion (5e; 5e') is movable relative to the coil. a fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), a movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') having a contact portion (5f; 5'f) and a repelling portion (5e; 5'e), wherein the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') is arranged to move between a closed position in which the contact portion (5f; 5'f) contacts the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), and an open position in which the contact portion (5f; 5'f) is mechanically separated from the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), and a coil, wherein the repelling portion (5e; 5'e) is arranged adjacent to the coil to enable the coil to induce eddy currents in the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), wherein the coil has a first dimension between two of its opposite lateral ends, which first dimension corresponds to a majority of the distance between the two outermost contact fingers (5a, 5d; 3'a, 3'd), and wherein the coil defines an area which corresponds to a majority of a surface area of the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), and wherein the repelling portion (5e; 5'e) is adapted to provide a continuous current path, having a dimension corresponding to the first dimension of the coil, for eddy currents induced by the coil in the repelling portion (5e; 5'e), whereby the movable electrode arrangement (5; 5') is pivotally thrown in a direction away from the coil and the fixed electrode arrangement (3; 3'), thus providing a circuit trip,