Fuel injection valve

A fuel injection valve for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine and for directly injecting a fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, comprising:

• an electromagnetic circuit;
• a valve seat element;
• a stationary valve seat provided on the valve seat element;
• a valve needle arranged with respect to the electromagnetic circuit and being axially movable along a longitudinal valve axis, the valve needle including a valve closing segment that cooperates with the stationary valve seat to open and close the fuel injection valve;
• a disk-shaped swirl element located directly upstream from the valve seat element, the disk-shaped swirl element including a circumferential rim area and an inner opening area, the inner opening area being provided with a plurality of swirl channels extending completely over an entire axial thickness of the disk-shaped swirl element, each one of the plurality of swirl channels being separated from an outer circumference of the disk-shaped swirl element by the circumferential rim area;
• and
• a separate guide element including an inner guide opening and provided directly upstream from the disk-shaped swirl element, wherein the separate guide element guides the valve needle through the inner guide opening and wherein the separate guide element is movable in a radial direction relative to the stationary valve seat.