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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery

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Denmark becomes first country in world to end letter delivery

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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

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After 401 years, the Danish postal service has ended letter deliveries as the country fully embraces the digital age.

After 401 years, the Danish postal service has ended letter deliveries as the country fully embraces the digital age.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-31/denmark-postal-service-ends-letter-delivery/106188988

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I wish them well in this experiment. Hopefully this doesn’t mean outsourcing a public service to American big tech megacorps
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  In the Scandics, only commercials are usually sent in the mail, everything else has moved online through national services and banks.
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    That’s very cool! Go Scandinavia!

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