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Get to know the almost 400 year history of Posti

The things transported have changed over the years, but the responsibility for delivery has not. In the 17th century, we rowed across the Archipelago Sea. Now, we travel by bike, electric freight scooter and truck. Early on we delivered letter written with quills, followed by telegrams and typewritten and digitally printed messages.

You can also familiarize yourself with the history of postal services and the Posti Group at the Postal Museum .

1638

Governor-General Per Brahe establishes postal services in Finland, then part of the Kingdom of Sweden.

1800

1811
A central postal administration is established for the postal services of autonomous Finland.
1856
Stamps are introduced in Finland.
1858
Home delivery of letters and newspapers begins.
1864
Posti hires women as the first government institution in Finland.
1871
Posti takes into use postcards.

1900

1923
The transport of air mail abroad is launched. The first route was between Helsinki and Tallinn.
1927
The Telegraph is merged with the Finnish Post to form Post and Telegraph.
1958
Sunday deliveries of newspapers are commenced. When newspaper order deliveries and air deliveries started in 1958-1959, it was the first time when newspapers traveled from the capital area to all around Finland within the same day.
1978
The mail sorting center system is implemented gradually in the 1970s. The largest, the Helsinki Postal Centre, is launched.
The 1980s
The domestic letter mail system is reorganized in 1984. The old letter-card-print-small parcel classification is replaced by two delivery classes: daily mail, that is first-class letters, and economy mail, that is, second-class letters.
Posti initiates the development of eLetter and printing services.
Posti begins testing their first electric cars.

2000

2001
Posti becomes a public limited company.
2004
Posti introduces a new consumer product: the self-portrait stamp, which comes second in the World Mail Awards 2004 review.
2006
Posti takes into use as the first company in Finland a biogas truck.
2007
As the first Finnish logistics company, Posti tries out the use of biodiesel in its vehicles.
2009
Launch of climate-friendly Itella Green delivery services.
2011
Posti brings the first parcel points to Finland.
2014
Posti’s headquarters in Helsinki is awarded the Green Office label.
2016
Posti is awarded a gold-level rating by the international research company EcoVadis for its CSR performance in 2015.
2019
Posti continued to grow in logistics: Posti completed the acquisition of the in-house logistics company Suomen Transval Group Oy in May. The acquisition was a step in Posti's logistics services growth strategy and Posti has become a significant operator in logistics outsourcing solutions in Finland.
2020
Posti strengthens its position in Sweden and Norway by buying Aditro Logistics, one of the leading Nordic contract logistics companies.

2030
Posti achieves its goal of carbon neutrality.