Ep 391: Letters in Denmark

From Postal Hub podcast by Postal Hub Podcast

January 27, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the changes in the Danish letters market, focusing on PostNord's exit and alternative delivery services.

Mindaugas Cerpickis, Partner at Copenhagen Economics, and Jacob Østermann, Lead Economist at Copenhagen Economics, analyse the changes in the Danish letters market, including PostNord's exit. Recap of the USO shake-up in 2024 Alternative letter delivery service via DAO Targeted measures for shipments for the blind, letters to island communities, and international mail Service levels post-abolition of the USO Letter pricing over past two years Exemptions from Denmark's mandated digital mailbox Frequency of letter delivery How inbound and outbound international mail is handled after PostNord exited domestic letter delivery PostNord Denmark's defunct street posting boxes International parcels Lessons to be learned from the Denmark example How DAO is able to deliver letters, despite not being the traditional postal operator

People in this episode

Guests: Mindaugas Cerpickis, Jacob Østermann

Topics covered

Danish letters market
PostNord exit
letter delivery services
international mail
letter pricing
digital mailbox
DAO in postal services

Keywords

Danish letters market
PostNord
letter delivery
international mail
DAO
digital mailbox
letter pricing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Copenhagen Economics, PostNord

Places: Denmark, USO, island communities