The Danish postal service has been responsible for delivering letters in the country since 1624. Photograph: Thomas Faull/ Getty ImagesThe Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition. The Danish postal service has been responsible for delivering letters in the country since 1624. This means that if Dao were to stop delivering letters, the government would be obliged to appoint somebody else to do it. “The funny thing is that actually receiving a physical letter, the value of that is extremely high,” said Restofte.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 09:28 UTC