A synchronous machine with flux concentration. The synchronous machine enables improved torquing characteristics with a simple structure in that at least one additional permanent magnet is provided in the rotor and/or stator, whose generated magnetic flux is at least partially returned via the flux guide regions of the rotor, wherein the magnetic flux of the additional permanent magnet in the flux guide regions of the rotor has a direction opposite to the magnetisation direction of the permanent magnets of the rotor.