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Posted by hackerbeat 2 days ago

Danish postal service to stop delivering letters(www.theguardian.com)
91 points | 72 commentspage 2
ChrisArchitect 2 days ago|
When this came up earlier in the month (Denmark gets ready to cancel Christmas cards https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/27/denmark-gets-rea... ) it seemed more like PostNord was just stepping back opening the market up to other 'rivals' to continue service.
Beijinger 2 days ago||
There is nothing worse, than a rotten mail delivery system:

https://expatcircle.com/cms/underrated-quality-of-life-indic...

Many USPS outlets seem to be run down. But in my experience, mail delivery is pretty solid. And there is indeed a country without postal mail service. Panama!

SilverElfin 2 days ago||
I know some people are mentioning a private provider who will be around. But they will charge a lot I’m sure, and this will continue to kill the practice of writing letters or sending greeting cards. It’s a bit sad knowing people will forget the value of a personal touch, and they’ll not know what they lost when all they do is send each other a text message or whatever.
ChrisArchitect 2 days ago||
Previously when it was announced earlier this year:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43278934

WalterBright 2 days ago||
It's been decades since I wrote a letter and mailed it.
Tiktaalik 2 days ago||
Writing some xmas cards right now and going to mail them in a bit. It's fun. You should try it out.

Fun to go shopping at craft fairs and give some money to indie artists for well made art. Send in the mail with a little note and stay in touch with old pals.

petra303 2 days ago|||
Which makes taking the time to send a letter have a lot of importance. I wrote a note to my mother and it meant a lot to her to get a hand written correspondence.
kingofmen 2 days ago|||
How long has it been since you needed to mail a physical document to a bank, a government department, or something similar?
dijit 2 days ago|||
I live in Sweden, and I can confidently say... Once.

As in, literally as long as I've lived here (11 years now) I mailed one thing by post and it was, somewhat ironically, a self-assessment form for an ADHD diagnosis from a company called Modigo.

I have received a lot of mail though, from the government also, so I'm not sure how that is gonna fly.

SoftTalker 2 days ago||||
I mailed in my taxes last April, as I always have.
WalterBright 2 days ago||||
I mail documents frequently, but not letters.
TiredOfLife 2 days ago|||
In 40+ years. Never
torcete 2 days ago|||
I can send one to you if you want :-)
ProllyInfamous 2 days ago||
My PO Box is listed in my /hn/ profile, and I respond with funny homemade postcards. I stopped using email a decade ago; quit texts right after Covid started. Yes, I have a one-way pager (digits only) that is given out to less than a dozen contacts.

Love letterwriting — have had and regularly-used my Smith Corona [typewriter] for half my life (over two decades). Its especially helpful for tax forms and legal documents (my area courts still accept non-digital when pro se).

For Christmas last year I helped my state judge brother set up his own typewriter [a very nice IBM Selectric II]. He's not much older than me, but needs it for [reasons].

dmd 2 days ago||
Hours, for me.
grugagag 2 days ago||
Mail will arrive straight at the museum
usr1106 2 days ago||
Slightly related: In Finland all official mail from authorities will become electronic by default starting Jan 1st, 2026. There is the possibility to opt out. I am not convinced this is a wise direction. When Putin cuts a couple of sea cables again we are not able to access official communications. Yes, even elections are stored offshore.
Jhsto 2 days ago||
Counterpoint: because most Finns think about Russian interference, the likelihood there's a tentative plan is high. Or you know, they call you. And in a country of 5m people, you can probably ask someone, who knows someone else, who knows whoever has that information in the government.
usr1106 2 days ago||
You can ask someone who asks someone who is in the voting register or what taxes to pay? Not convinced. 5 million are more than 50.
hulitu 2 days ago||
> When Putin cuts a couple of sea cables again we are not able to access official communications.

Do you route all your mail through other countries ?

pseudalopex 2 days ago||
> all official mail from authorities will become electronic by default
black_13 2 days ago|
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