A surface mountable electric strike having a bolt cavity arranged to receive at least one bolt of a door lock , the electric strike comprising: - a strike frame ; - a keeper (8; 9) mounted on the strike frame , the keeper (8; 9) forming a side wall of said bolt cavity and being arranged to pivot about a first pivot axis (35; 62), which first pivot axis (35; 62) extends in a first direction, between a door-locking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is arranged to retain the bolt to prevent door opening, and a door-releasing position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is arranged to enable the bolt to exit the bolt cavity along a second direction, which second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction; - a lock lever mounted on the strike frame for locking the keeper (8; 9) in said door-locking position, the lock lever being arranged to pivot about a second pivot axis between a locking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9), when in said door-locking position, is prevented from pivoting around the first pivot axis (35; 62) to said door-releasing position by the lock lever , and an unlocking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is free to pivot around the first pivot axis (35; 62) to said door-releasing position; and - at least one biasing member to urge the lock lever to one of said locking and unlocking positions, wherein said second pivot axis extends substantially in said second direction, and in that the strike further comprises at least one electromagnet to pivot the lock lever to the other one of said locking and unlocking positions, said at least one electromagnet comprising a solenoid with a fixed core that is, in a third direction which is substantially perpendicular to both the first and the second direction, situated next to the lock lever , the electromagnet being oriented to produce a magnetic field that is, inside the solenoid , directed substantially in said third direction to magnetically attract the lock lever . - a strike frame ; - a keeper (8; 9) mounted on the strike frame , the keeper (8; 9) forming a side wall of said bolt cavity and being arranged to pivot about a first pivot axis (35; 62), which first pivot axis (35; 62) extends in a first direction, between a door-locking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is arranged to retain the bolt to prevent door opening, and a door-releasing position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is arranged to enable the bolt to exit the bolt cavity along a second direction, which second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction; - a lock lever mounted on the strike frame for locking the keeper (8; 9) in said door-locking position, the lock lever being arranged to pivot about a second pivot axis between a locking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9), when in said door-locking position, is prevented from pivoting around the first pivot axis (35; 62) to said door-releasing position by the lock lever , and an unlocking position, wherein the keeper (8; 9) is free to pivot around the first pivot axis (35; 62) to said door-releasing position; and - at least one biasing member to urge the lock lever to one of said locking and unlocking positions, wherein said second pivot axis extends substantially in said second direction, and in that the strike further comprises at least one electromagnet to pivot the lock lever to the other one of said locking and unlocking positions, said at least one electromagnet comprising a solenoid with a fixed core that is, in a third direction which is substantially perpendicular to both the first and the second direction, situated next to the lock lever , the electromagnet being oriented to produce a magnetic field that is, inside the solenoid , directed substantially in said third direction to magnetically attract the lock lever . <EOS>