Overview
- Postnord made its final letter deliveries on December 30, 2025 after stopping stamp sales on December 18 and removing roughly 1,500 red street mailboxes, many later sold or auctioned.
- The Danish Transport Ministry has designated private carrier Dao to handle remaining domestic mail and distribute incoming international letters from January 1, 2026.
- Dao relies on shop-based drop‑offs and app-purchased postage, charges about €3.10 for a domestic letter versus roughly €3.90 at Postnord, and scored more punctual in a regulator study.
- Senior and rural advocates warn that about 300,000 people exempt from Denmark’s Digital Post system may face barriers as services shift to an app-first model.
- Postnord is refocusing on parcel logistics after sustained losses in the letter business and about 1,500 job cuts, while the Universal Postal Union notes no other recent comparable nationwide withdrawal.