PostNord Sverige (formerly Posten AB ) is the name of the Swedish postal service . In 2009 Posten merged with its Danish equivalent, Post Danmark A/S , forming PostNord AB , a holding company that is jointly owned by the Swedish (60%) and Danish (40%) governments. A rebranding to PostNord for both the mail and logistics divisions was performed in 2015.
6-629: Posten in the three main Nordic languages means 'The Post' and may refer to any of the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish state postal companies: Posten AB , the Swedish postal service Posten Norge , the Norwegian postal service Post Danmark , the Danish postal service, commonly referred to as just 'Posten' Posten (Finland) , the Swedish name of
12-592: The Finnish postal service Posten på Åland , the postal service of the autonomous province Åland of Finland The Decorah Posten , a notable Norwegian international newspaper that was published in Iowa Other uses [ edit ] Posten, Albania , a village in Berat County, Albania Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
18-487: The decision in 2000 to replace Posten's numerous post offices with a franchise net of postal service points, run by grocery shops and petrol stations. Postal Service Centres, run by Posten, are maintained for business clients only. In addition to regular mail, Posten is also the largest distributor in Sweden of advertising mail . Mail and package delivery has in recent times become less reliable in Sweden, accredited to
24-412: The large scale organisational changes and rationalisation in the last decade. Nevertheless, it is under increasing competition from private companies on the Swedish deregulated postal market. Their main competitor is the formerly private company CityMail , nationalised by Norway as of 2006. [1] On 24 June 2009, Posten AB merged with Post Danmark to form the new holding company PostNord AB , owned by
30-447: The title Posten . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Posten&oldid=1062155897 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Posten AB Posten
36-471: Was established as Kungliga Postverket (The Royal Postal Agency) in 1636 by the Lord High Chancellor of Sweden Axel Oxenstierna , who was de facto regent until the young Queen Christina took the throne in 1644. It was operated as a government agency into the 1990s when it was transformed into a government-owned limited company. One of the most visible changes to the postal service was
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