An electric candle comprising: - a housing (2,3;3';3";103;103';103") with an upper opening (4,5; 5'; 5";105;105';105"), - a support element (40;40';40";140;140';140") with a support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145"), - a flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") comprising an upper flame portion (7;7';7") extending out of said upper opening (4,5;5';5";105;105';105") and an engagement recess (48;48';148;148';148") for receiving said support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145") in a manner where the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") rests on top of the support element (40;40';40";140;140';140") and the contact point between the support tip and the engagement recess defines an engagement point (61;61';61";161;161';161"), - an actuator (41,66,67;41',66',67';41",66",67"; 141,166,167;141',166',167';141",166",167") for applying a force to the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106"), and - a light source (11;11';11";111;111';111") for emitting light on the upper flame portion (7;7';7";107;107';107"), where the support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145"), the engagement recess (48;48';148;148';148") and the actuator (41,66,67;41',66',67';41",66",67"; 141,166,167;141',166',167';141",166",167") are configured so that said force causes the flame element (40;40';40";140;140';140") to simultaneously swing about said engagement point (61;61';61";161;161';161") and rotate about the vertical axis (62;62';62") through said engagement point (61;61';61";161;161';161"), the support element (40;40';40";140;140';140") and the engagement recess (48;48';148;148';148") are configured so that the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") has a resting position with a specific position and specific orientation in relation to the support element (40;40';40";140;140';140"), the support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145") comprises a substantially flat first portion that is orientated vertically and has a substantially U-shaped cut-out (46;46';146;146';146") facing upwards, the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") comprises a substantially flat second portion (47,47",47''';147;147';147") that is orientated vertically and has a substantially U-shaped cut-out (48;48';148;148';148") facing downwards, where said cut-out (48;48';148;148';148") defines the engagement recess (48;48';148;148';148") of the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106"), the angle between the first portion and the second portion (47,47",47''';147;147';147") is substantially 90° when the flame element is in its resting position, the actuator comprises at least one magnet (66,67;66',67';66",67";166,167;166',167';166",167") fixed to the flame element and an electromagnetic coil (41;41';41'';141,141',141''), and the vertical plane of said flat second portion (47,47',47"), when the flame element is in its resting position, defines a first vertical plane P 1, characterized in that the actuator is configured so that the direction of said force, when the flame element is in its resting position, is in a second vertical plane that is non-parallel with said first vertical plane P 1. - a housing (2,3;3';3";103;103';103") with an upper opening (4,5; 5'; 5";105;105';105"), - a support element (40;40';40";140;140';140") with a support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145"), - a flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") comprising an upper flame portion (7;7';7") extending out of said upper opening (4,5;5';5";105;105';105") and an engagement recess (48;48';148;148';148") for receiving said support tip (45;45';45";145;145';145") in a manner where the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106") rests on top of the support element (40;40';40";140;140';140") and the contact point between the support tip and the engagement recess defines an engagement point (61;61';61";161;161';161"), - an actuator (41,66,67;41',66',67';41",66",67"; 141,166,167;141',166',167';141",166",167") for applying a force to the flame element (6;6';6";106;106';106"), and - a light source (11;11';11";111;111';111") for emitting light on the upper flame portion (7;7';7";107;107';107"),