Archive · 21 Dec 2025
Denmark Ends 400-Year-Old Letter Delivery Service
Denmark's postal service, PostNord, is stopping its letter delivery service on December 30.
This ends a 400-year-old tradition because very few people send letters now.
Instead, most people use the internet and online shopping.
PostNord will focus on delivering packages.
They sold many of their red post boxes, and people can get refunds for unused stamps.
Another company, Dao, will still deliver letters in Denmark.
The Danish government must ensure that letter delivery continues, so if Dao stops, the government will find another company to do it.
PostNord, Denmark's state-run postal service, will end letter deliveries on December 30 due to a 90% decline in letter volumes.
The service has been operating since 1624, marking the end of a 400-year-old tradition.
PostNord will remove 1,500 red post boxes and cut 1,500 jobs, focusing instead on parcel deliveries.
About 1,000 post boxes were sold within three hours, with prices ranging from £176 to £235.
Danish people can still send letters through Dao, another company, and the government must ensure letter delivery continues.
- Who
- PostNord, a state-run postal service in Denmark
- What
- Ending letter delivery services
- When
- December 30
- Where
- Denmark
- Why
- 90% decline in letter volumes due to increasing digitalization and online shopping
- Postal Service
- PostNord
- End Date
- December 30
- Job Cuts
- 1,500
- Post Boxes Removed
- 1,500
- Post Boxes Sold
- 1,000
- Post Box Sale Price (Good Condition)
- £235
- Post Box Sale Price (Well-Worn)
- £176
- Alternative Service Provider
- Dao
- Letter Volume Decline
- 90%
- Digitalization
- Increasing