The Danish postal service has said it will deliver its last letter at the end of this year, instead focusing on packages to respond to changing forms of communication. PostNord said it will cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red mailboxes, citing the increasing digitalization of society. The company, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, is owned by the Danish and Swedish states in a respective 40/60 split. Letter distribution in Sweden will not be affected. The Danish postal service has been responsible for delivering letters in the country since 1624, but since 2000 the number of letters has declined by more than 90%, it said. PostNord lost its obligation to deliver mail to the whole of Denmark last year in a move towards market liberalization, meaning the company also lost much of its financial support. The government said it will still be possible for people to send and receive letters, but they will have to pick up and deliver their mail at the post office.
