A horn actuation unit , in particular for a vehicle steering wheel equipped with an airbag module comprising a first electrical horn contact group and a second electrical horn contact group each having at least two contact elements which are electrically connected via a connecting element , wherein the contact elements of the horn contact groups are movable relative to each other along an actuating direction so that at least two contact elements associated with each other of the first and second horn contact group can contact each other for closing a horn circuit and wherein the connecting element of the first horn contact group and of the second horn contact group is formed by a formed sheet metal part , wherein a carrier is provided including a ground plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the activation direction , characterized in that the connecting element of the first horn contact group and the second horn contact group is respectively aligned in parallel to the activation direction and that the connecting element of the first electrical horn contact group is adjacent to a first contact surface of the carrier which is substantially aligned at right angles to the ground plane of the carrier and is adapted to the form of the connecting element of the first horn contact group , wherein the connecting element of the second electrical horn contact group is adjacent to a second contact surface of the carrier which is substantially aligned at right angles to the ground plane of the carrier and is adapted to the form of the connecting element of the second horn contact group , wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface are arranged to be spaced apart from each other transversely to the activation direction . a first electrical horn contact group and a second electrical horn contact group each having at least two contact elements which are electrically connected via a connecting element , wherein the contact elements of the horn contact groups are movable relative to each other along an actuating direction so that at least two contact elements associated with each other of the first and second horn contact group can contact each other for closing a horn circuit and wherein the connecting element of the first horn contact group and of the second horn contact group is formed by a formed sheet metal part , wherein a carrier is provided including a ground plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the activation direction , characterized in that the connecting element of the first horn contact group and the second horn contact group is respectively aligned in parallel to the activation direction and that the connecting element of the first electrical horn contact group is adjacent to a first contact surface of the carrier which is substantially aligned at right angles to the ground plane of the carrier and is adapted to the form of the connecting element of the first horn contact group , wherein the connecting element of the second electrical horn contact group is adjacent to a second contact surface of the carrier which is substantially aligned at right angles to the ground plane of the carrier and is adapted to the form of the connecting element of the second horn contact group , wherein the first contact surface and the second contact surface are arranged to be spaced apart from each other transversely to the activation direction . <EOS>