A container (1, 21) for packaging filling materials, in particular a sack or bag from plastic film, with at least one container wall enveloping the filling material, which wall comprises at least one front and back wall (2, 3, 22, 23), wherein in the base region (5, 25) of the container between the front and back wall (2, 3, 22, 23) two inner layers of a fold-in of at least one web section of the plastic film are arranged, the web section being folded inwards on at least one of its longitudinal sides, and wherein a standing base (4, 24) connecting the front and back wall (2, 3, 22, 23) is formed by means of the fold-in, and with a multi-layer region (11, 31) formed from more than two superimposed layers (7, 8, 27, 28) in the head region (6, 26) of the container, wherein the multi-layer region (11, 31) comprises at least one carrying aid formed as a break-through (12, 32), which break-through (12, 32) penetrates at least partially the layers in the head region (6, 26), and with seams connecting predetermined layers in the lateral regions (13, 13', 33, 33') and in the head region (6, 26) of the container, wherein in the head region (6, 26) of the container, predetermined layers (7, 8, 27, 28) are connected with each other via at least one section by means of at least one closure means closing the container (1, 21), a filling-material removal region (14, 34) is formed in the head region (6, 26) below the closure means, which is arranged adjacent to the multi-layer region (11, 31) comprising the break-through (12, 32), wherein by means of a connecting seam (10, 30) formed of several sections extending at predefined angles towards each other, all layers (7, 8, 27, 28) in the head region (6, 26) are firmly bonded to each other, and wherein at least one section of the connecting seam (10, 30) is arranged, at least in sections, so as to extend around the breakthrough (12, 32) in such a way that the multi-layer region (11, 31) comprising the break-through (12, 32) is sealingly separated from the filling chamber of the container (1, 21), characterised in that the multi-layer region (11, 31), in the head region (6, 26) between front wall and rear wall (2, 3, 22, 23) comprises inner layers (7, 8, 27, 28) of a fold-in of the web section folded inwards along its longitudinal sides, wherein each inwardly protruding layer (7, 8, 27, 28) of the fold-in in the head region (6, 26) is attached by means of at least one connecting seam section (16, 16') to the inside of the front or rear wall (2, 3, 22, 23), in order to be able to ensure that the filling material can leave the filling chamber unhindered via the filling material removal region (14, 34), and wherein the lower ends of the inner layers (7, 8) of the fold-in in the head region (6, 26), exclusively in that part of the head region (6, 26) which lies adjacent to the filling material removal region (14, 34), in addition to the fixing on a corresponding inner side, are also connected among each other, whereas each inwardly protruding layer (7,8) of the fold-in in the filling material removal region (14, 34) of the head region (6, 26), is attached exclusively to the inside of the respectively associated front or rear wall (2, 3, 22, 23).