A solar cell module (M) comprising a plurality of solar cells electrically connected and linked one after another, wherein each of the plurality of solar cells includes: an n-type or p-type semiconductor substrate having one major surface on one side and the other major surface on the other side; an n-type semiconductor layer; and a p-type semiconductor layer, each of the plurality of solar cells having, on the one major surface of the semiconductor substrate , a first electrode that is one of an n-type electrode electrically connected to the n-type semiconductor layer or a p-type electrode electrically connected to the p-type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode that is the other one of the n-type electrode or the p-type electrode, each of the plurality of solar cells having a first end and a second end that extend parallel to each other, in a given pair of solar cells adjacent to each other out of the plurality of solar cells , the one major surface of the first end of one of the pair of solar cells is overlapped with the other major surface of the second end of the other one of the pair of solar cells , the first electrode of the one solar cell and the second electrode of the other solar cell are electrically connected to each other via a conductive connecting member , and a conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate and a conductivity type of the semiconductor layer electrically connected to the second electrode are n-type, characterized in that an insulative buffer member is interposed between the conductive connecting member and the other solar cell such that the insulative buffer member is in contact with both the conductive connecting member and the other solar cell , and in that the insulative buffer member is configured to act as a cushion between the conductive connecting member and the other solar cell . each of the plurality of solar cells includes: an n-type or p-type semiconductor substrate having one major surface on one side and the other major surface on the other side; an n-type semiconductor layer; and a p-type semiconductor layer, each of the plurality of solar cells having, on the one major surface of the semiconductor substrate , a first electrode that is one of an n-type electrode electrically connected to the n-type semiconductor layer or a p-type electrode electrically connected to the p-type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode that is the other one of the n-type electrode or the p-type electrode, each of the plurality of solar cells having a first end and a second end that extend parallel to each other, in a given pair of solar cells adjacent to each other out of the plurality of solar cells , the one major surface of the first end of one of the pair of solar cells is overlapped with the other major surface of the second end of the other one of the pair of solar cells , the first electrode of the one solar cell and the second electrode of the other solar cell are electrically connected to each other via a conductive connecting member , and a conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate and a conductivity type of the semiconductor layer electrically connected to the second electrode are n-type, <EOS>