Denmark says farewell to postboxes

[Hitcore]

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All postboxes will be removed by December. Denmark is among the most digitized countries in the world. 400 years of letters, soon that's over. The end of an era.



I have recently sent my last letter. It was a birthday card, congratulating a 100 year old. It seems fitting.

More information from PostNord:

PostNord will deliver its final letter at the end of 2025

PostNord will deliver its final letter in Denmark at the end of 2025 and focus its business on one core service from 2026: Parcels.

www.postnord.dk

 

[Retro]

This is hardly surprising since the only mail I get nowadays are business letters of one form or another and the amount of those is now much less as I've opted for digital comms wherever possible. If it's something that I have to reply to, there's usually a digital option too, so no physical letter goes back.

The real paper from friends or family that I get now is only the odd birthday or christmas card through the door. All other comms from them is through text or email.

 

[Mars]

...the end of an era indeed.
But I guess only us dinosaurs will mourn the demise of the iconic postbox, should it ever happen here; I hope not.
"Out with the old, in with the new", seems heartless at times, but this is the way of the world.