PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish society

PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish society

The Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition.

Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the “increasing digitalisation” of Danish society.

Describing Denmark as “one of the most digitalised countries in the world”, the company said the demand for letters had “fallen drastically” while online shopping continued to increase, prompting the decision to instead focus on parcels.

    • djmikeale@feddit.dkEnglish
      4·
      1 day ago

      Christmas cards aren’t really a thing in Denmark. Like we don’t ever get physical mail. Perhaps one letter once a month or something? Everything goes through our digital mail or email

      • vodka@feddit.orgEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        Yeah, here in Norway I’ve gotten a total of 2 letters in the mail this year. Both of which were from the government with voting information.

        If there was no election this year, I wouldn’t have gotten a single physical letter.

        • zjti8eit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          Wait, you guys don’t get junk mail? I got like a birthday card from my mom, but I get like 3-5 advertisements in the mail everyday

          • vodka@feddit.orgEnglish
            1·
            23 hours ago

            My mailbox is in the entry of my building, which is locked so only the actual mail carriers have access. They have a key to get into the building to deliver mail and parcels.

            I’ve got a sticker that says “no unadressed mail” which they respect, so if it’s something that isn’t addressed to me by name, its not put in my mailbox. (some exceptions like public notices, but those are years between)

    • Dave@lemmy.nzEnglish
      3·
      1 day ago

      I always assumed one day the separate mail and parcel services would become one. In my mind letters would be delivered as a parcel, so driven to your door instead of a service that passes every door.

      Though another comment says in this case another company will be picking up the service.

    • azimir@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      1 day ago

      “This could have been and email” I guess.

      There’s still mail service happening, but it’s going to get ever more expensive to use analog.