The present invention relates to an elongated, strip-likefilm bandage, comprisinga plastics film (1), which on its one side is coated with askin- friendly adhesive(2), a protective layer (3) detachably fixedto the adhesive coating, and a stiffeninglayer (4), which is detachably fixedto the plastics film on the opposite sideto the adhesive coating. According to the invention, the bandage is bellows-foldedintoa stack such thatthe bandage is divided into a number of parts(6-15)stacked oneon top of the other, and three such parts of the bandage, which are mutually adjacent,are connected to one another on two opposite sides of the stack.