Posti plans to expand the alternate-day delivery of day mail in Central Ostrobothnia. Alternate-day delivery is planned to start in May 2025 in Himanka in Kalajoki, Kannus, in Kälviä and Lohtaja in Kokkola, Lestijärvi, in Överpurmo in Pedersöre, Perho and Toholampi.
Despite the changes, the impacts on mail recipients are minor.
Printed mail is delivered on weekdays in alternating two-week periods: on Monday, Wednesday and Friday one week, and on Tuesday and Thursday the following week. The actual up-to-date delivery days in your area can be checked by postal code at posti.fi/deliverydays.
We deliver the most urgent items not only on the actual delivery days, but also on other days. This ensures that the items arrive at the delivery speed agreed on with the senders.
Most newspapers are delivered as before, i.e. on the day they are published. This applies to the main newspaper in the area, for example. However, there may be some changes to the delivery times of some publications.
In addition to day mail, we also deliver newspapers as early-morning delivery.
The delivery of stamped items is part of the universal services of mail delivery. The stamped items are delivered in accordance with the Postal Act, and the delivery time in Finland is usually four weekdays.
The majority of parcels are delivered as usual to parcel lockers and service points. We deliver small parcels with day mail to mail slots and boxes or to your doorstep.
We will inform mail recipients in more detail about the changes to delivery with a public notification in April 2025.
In Finland, regional alternate-day delivery is already in use in many areas. Similar delivery models are also used in all Nordic countries. The reason for this is the dramatic decrease in the volume of printed mail.
By overhauling delivery, Posti can continue to offer traditional delivery services alongside digital services.