Organic lighting device and lighting equipment

An illumination device comprising:

• a first luminous means and a second luminous means which are electrically and mechanically connected to one another, each of said first and second luminous means comprising:
• a substrate having a first main surface, to which a first electrode is applied,
• a second electrode, and
• an organic layer stack within an active region of the substrate between the first and the second electrode, the organic layer stack comprising at least one organic layer configured to generate light,
• wherein the first luminous means includes at least one connection location which comprises a connection pin arranged at a side surface of the substrate of the first luminous means, and
• wherein the connection pin engages into a connection location of the second luminous means which comprises a cutout in a side surface of the second luminous means.