Inductive heater for heating the edges of a longitudinally extending body with a flat cross-section, preferably of stabs, strips or sheets in connection with rolling processes. The inductive heater (1) is arranged to surround the outer parts of at least one edge of said body for heating this edge, and consists of one or more bent plane coils which are arranged so that the outermost parts of said edge will pass through a greater part of the coil than parts located further in towards the interior. Thus the outer edge of the body is stronger heated than parts located further in towards the interior of the body. With the help of the inductive heater a slab, strip or sheet immediately after continuous casting or a preceding hot rolling operation can be heated in order to prevent the occurrence of too low a temperature in these parts during a subsequent rolling operation.