Digital age brings Denmark’s postal service to a historic end

Denmark shuts its 400-year-old postal service

Roughly 1,500 mailboxes throughout Denmark were taken down, and an estimated 1,500 of PostNord’s 4,600 employees were decided to be laid off

Danish postal service delivers its last letter

Following an announcement earlier this year, the Danish postal service has delivered its last letter. PostNord will also lose 1500 workers and remove 1500 postboxes. Letter delivery service will continue in Sweden, also served by PostNord, for now. Danes with stamps left can get a refund. — Read the rest The post Danish postal service delivers its last letter appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Denmark ends letter delivery after 400 years as digital communication takes over

Denmark has delivered its final letter, ending 400 years of traditional mail service as digital communication makes postal letters economically unviable.