A container for consumer goods, comprising: an outer housing comprising a box and a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions, wherein the hinged lid comprises a first lid panel and a second lid panel , wherein the first lid panel is movable relative to the second lid panel during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions; an inner package of consumer goods within the box comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and a reclosable flap movable relative to the inner package about a hinge line and arranged to cover the access opening, a lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap being attached to the first lid panel; wherein the first lid panel is substantially perpendicular to a lid front wall when the hinged lid is in a first open position in which a lid top wall is arranged substantially perpendicular to a box back wall ; and the hinge line is positioned at a top wall of the inner package at a distance from a top, back edge of the inner package that is substantially the same or shorter than a length of the lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap; wherein the length of the lid-attachment portion is the longitudinal extension of the lid-attachment portion in a direction from bottom to top when the container is in an upright position with the lid of the outer housing in the closed position and a lid hinge line at the back of the container; characterised in that the ratio between said length of the lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap and the distance between the hinge line and the top, back edge of the inner package is comprised between 1 and 3. an outer housing comprising a box and a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions, wherein the hinged lid comprises a first lid panel and a second lid panel , wherein the first lid panel is movable relative to the second lid panel during movement of the lid between the open and closed positions; an inner package of consumer goods within the box comprising an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed; and a reclosable flap movable relative to the inner package about a hinge line and arranged to cover the access opening, a lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap being attached to the first lid panel; wherein the first lid panel is substantially perpendicular to a lid front wall when the hinged lid is in a first open position in which a lid top wall is arranged substantially perpendicular to a box back wall ; and the hinge line is positioned at a top wall of the inner package at a distance from a top, back edge of the inner package that is substantially the same or shorter than a length of the lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap; wherein the length of the lid-attachment portion is the longitudinal extension of the lid-attachment portion in a direction from bottom to top when the container is in an upright position with the lid of the outer housing in the closed position and a lid hinge line at the back of the container; characterised in that the ratio between said length of the lid-attachment portion of the reclosable flap and the distance between the hinge line and the top, back edge of the inner package is comprised between 1 and 3. <EOS>