Denmark’s postal service has introduced it can cease delivering letters.
PostNord, which serves Denmark and Sweden, mentioned it will ship its final letter on 30 December this yr, because it introduced a raft of modifications to its providers that it mentioned would meet shifting demand.
This included making round one-third of its workforce of 4,600 individuals redundant – with 1,500 jobs set to be lower.
Based on the corporate, the amount of letters it has delivered has decreased 90% since 2000, and is continuous to development downward.
As of 2024, in response to PostNord figures, there have been over 100 million letters despatched yearly.
But it surely mentioned that Danes had been purchasing on-line “like never before,” and it will search to make parcels the brand new coronary heart of its enterprise.
The choice brings to an finish 400 years of delivering letters, and from June it can additionally start closing 1,500 mailboxes.
“For 400 years, we have continuously adapted to social developments and the needs of the Danes, and we must do the same now. The reality is that Danes today send very few letters,” PostNord deputy chief govt Kim Pedersen mentioned.
PostNord’s actions will proceed unchanged in Sweden.
The dominance of digital communications has helped result in the change.
