The present invention provides an electromagnetic relay for effectively making arc disappeared. A movable contact (45) arranged on a movable contact chip (42) swing based on excitation or demagnetization of an electromagnet unit (30) of a base (10) is in contact with a normal close and normal open fixed contacts (23, 24) arranged at the upper end portion of normal close and normal open contact terminals (21, 22) of the base (10). Especially, the base (10) is provided with a permanent magnet (53) so as to extend an arcing (61) generated between the normal open fixed contact (24) and the movable contact (45) toward the upper surface side of the base (10).