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Denmark’s Postal Service Is About to Stop Delivering Physical Letters After 400 Years
As the volume of letters plummets, PostNord, the government-owned postal service of Denmark and Sweden, will stop transporting letters in Denmark on December 30, though it will continue distributing packages
Denmark’s cheery, bright red mailboxes are an iconic sight, beloved by visitors and residents alike. Now, however, the colorful vessels are disappearing from street corners as the state-run Danish postal service prepares to end its letter delivery service in the country.
On December 30, PostNord will deliver its last letter in Denmark. The government-owned company, which formed in 2009 as a merger between the Swedish and Danish postal services, will continue distributing packages in Denmark. Letter delivery in Sweden will also continue.
“We have been the Danes’ postal service for 400 years, and therefore it is a difficult decision to put a bow on that part of our story,” says Kim Pedersen, CEO for PostNord Denmark in a statement, per a translation by the Associated Press. “The Danes have become more and more digital, which means that there are very few letters left for us to handle today, and the downturn continues so clearly that the market for letters is no longer profitable.”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/denmarks-postal-service-is-about-to-stop-delivering-physical-letters-after-400-years-180987918/