An encapsulated refrigerant compressor comprising - a drive unit, - a cylinder block which comprises at least one cylinder and a piston that is in operative connection with the drive unit and moves back and forth within the cylinder, - a cylinder cover which is connected to the cylinder block via a valve plate, wherein the valve plate comprises at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve in order to enable a flow, caused by the piston movement, of refrigerant into the cylinder via the inlet valve and out of the cylinder via the outlet valve, - a housing which encloses at least the drive unit, the cylinder block, and the cylinder cover, - an end segment of a suction connection piece for the refrigerant, which end segment protrudes into the housing and has an outlet opening via which refrigerant can flow into the interior of the housing, - a suction sound damper, which suction sound damper comprises at least one suction opening facing the end segment, and - a flexible connection element which produces a flow connection between the end segment and the suction opening of the suction sound damper in order to enable a transfer flow of refrigerant from the suction connection piece into the at least one suction sound damper via the end segment, - wherein means for attaching the flexible connection element to the end segment and an inner wall of the housing are provided, wherein the end segment itself is the means for attaching the flexible connection element to the end segment and the inner wall of the housing, wherein the end segment is embodied in the form of a pipe and comprises an enlargement segment, the outer jacket surface of which widens, preferably continuously, in a direction pointing towards the suction sound damper, wherein the flexible connection element comprises a first attachment segment which is arranged between the end of the enlargement segment that faces the suction sound damper and the inner wall such that it surrounds the end segment, characterized in that the first attachment segment bears with the one end thereof against the inner wall and bears with the other end thereof against the preferably continuously expanding enlargement segment. - a drive unit, - a cylinder block which comprises at least one cylinder and a piston that is in operative connection with the drive unit and moves back and forth within the cylinder, - a cylinder cover which is connected to the cylinder block via a valve plate, wherein the valve plate comprises at least one inlet valve and at least one outlet valve in order to enable a flow, caused by the piston movement, of refrigerant into the cylinder via the inlet valve and out of the cylinder via the outlet valve, - a housing which encloses at least the drive unit, the cylinder block, and the cylinder cover, - an end segment of a suction connection piece for the refrigerant, which end segment protrudes into the housing and has an outlet opening via which refrigerant can flow into the interior of the housing, - a suction sound damper, which suction sound damper comprises at least one suction opening facing the end segment, and - a flexible connection element which produces a flow connection between the end segment and the suction opening of the suction sound damper in order to enable a transfer flow of refrigerant from the suction connection piece into the at least one suction sound damper via the end segment, - wherein means for attaching the flexible connection element to the end segment and an inner wall of the housing are provided, wherein the end segment itself is the means for attaching the flexible connection element to the end segment and the inner wall of the housing, wherein the end segment is embodied in the form of a pipe and comprises an enlargement segment, the outer jacket surface of which widens, preferably continuously, in a direction pointing towards the suction sound damper, wherein the flexible connection element comprises a first attachment segment which is arranged between the end of the enlargement segment that faces the suction sound damper and the inner wall such that it surrounds the end segment, characterized in that the first attachment segment bears with the one end thereof against the inner wall and bears with the other end thereof against the preferably continuously expanding enlargement segment.