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Denmark’s last letter ends 400-yr postal tradition in first for world
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|January 01, 2026
Denmark's state-run postal service, PostNord, delivered its final letter on Tuesday (local time), bringing an end to more than 400 years of traditional mail delivery as the country fully embraces digital communication, CNN reported.
Hundreds of thousands of Danes tried to buy the red mailboxes when the government started removing them in June.
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With this move, Denmark becomes the first country in the world to officially decide that physical letter delivery is no longer essential or economically sustainable in the digital age. The decision reflects a sharp decline in letter usage.
This story is from the January 01, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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