Abstract: A container (1) having a lid part (4) which is pivotally connected to the container by means of a pivot device (6), and which is provided with a handle part (5) which extends from the pivot device (6) in a direction opposite to the direction in which the lid part (4) extends. The container has a bottom and an outer surface which extends from the bottom, and presents at the end of the surface remote from the bottom a neck portion (2) which is terminated with an opening. The container is characterized in that the pivot device (6) can be moved circumferentially around the neck portion (2) so that when closing the lid part (4), the handle part (5) is moved from a position in which it extends essentially contiguous with the container surface to another position in which the handle part (5) is spaced further from the container surface.