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PostNord AB is a provider of postal services operating mainly in the Nordic countries. The company was formed on 24 June 2009, under the name Posten Norden, as the holding company in a merger between the Danish and Swedish postal service providers Post Danmark A/S and Posten AB. In 2011, the name of the company was changed to PostNord.
The owners of PostNord Group are the state of Sweden (60 percent) and the Ministry of Transport of Denmark (40 percent). The voting rights are, however, split equally (50/50) between the two owners, and the respective owners name equal numbers of corporate board members.
In 2015, the subsidiary that operates in Sweden changed its name from Posten AB to PostNord Group AB, whereas the name of the legal entity operating in Denmark was not changed. In Sweden, as of 2020[update], the group is the second largest company by number of employees, after Volvo Cars.
The precursor of Post Danmark was the Danish national postal service, Postvæsenet, which was founded in 1624 as King Christian IV issued a regulation on the transmission of letters. During its early history, the Danish postal service was operated under private as well as royal control, but it was nationalized in 1711. Already before the nationalization, the postal service had introduced uniforms in red and yellow. These colors have since then remained the distinguishing marks of the organization.
The first Danish postage stamp was issued in 1851. In 1927, the Danish postal and telegraphy services were merged under the name Post- og Telegrafvæsenet. In 1990, the telecommunications business was spun off into a separate joint-stock company, and in 1995, the postal operations were transferred to the wholly state-owned company Post Danmark A/S, with a monopoly on transmission of letters weighing up to 100 grams. In 2005, the weight limit was lowered to 50 grams, and in 2011, the monopoly was abolished.
The history of Posten AB reaches back to 1636, when the regency government during the minority of Queen Christina issued regulations on postal services. Previous to that, transmission of letters had been organized on behalf of the government and the church. For periods of several years from the 1650s to the 1670s, postal services in Sweden were entrusted to private monopolies, but from 1677, and onwards until the late 20th century, they were provided by a government-controlled monopoly. The monopoly was abolished in 1993.
Beginning 1685, the Swedish postal service stamped letters to mark that the delivery had been paid for by the sender. Postage stamps were first issued in 1855.
Already by the time of the foundation, a post horn with a crown was used as the symbol of the Swedish postal service. The appearance of the symbol was standardized for the first time in 1912 and then changed several times in the 20th century, as well as in 2001.
PostNord
PostNord AB is a provider of postal services operating mainly in the Nordic countries. The company was formed on 24 June 2009, under the name Posten Norden, as the holding company in a merger between the Danish and Swedish postal service providers Post Danmark A/S and Posten AB. In 2011, the name of the company was changed to PostNord.
The owners of PostNord Group are the state of Sweden (60 percent) and the Ministry of Transport of Denmark (40 percent). The voting rights are, however, split equally (50/50) between the two owners, and the respective owners name equal numbers of corporate board members.
In 2015, the subsidiary that operates in Sweden changed its name from Posten AB to PostNord Group AB, whereas the name of the legal entity operating in Denmark was not changed. In Sweden, as of 2020[update], the group is the second largest company by number of employees, after Volvo Cars.
The precursor of Post Danmark was the Danish national postal service, Postvæsenet, which was founded in 1624 as King Christian IV issued a regulation on the transmission of letters. During its early history, the Danish postal service was operated under private as well as royal control, but it was nationalized in 1711. Already before the nationalization, the postal service had introduced uniforms in red and yellow. These colors have since then remained the distinguishing marks of the organization.
The first Danish postage stamp was issued in 1851. In 1927, the Danish postal and telegraphy services were merged under the name Post- og Telegrafvæsenet. In 1990, the telecommunications business was spun off into a separate joint-stock company, and in 1995, the postal operations were transferred to the wholly state-owned company Post Danmark A/S, with a monopoly on transmission of letters weighing up to 100 grams. In 2005, the weight limit was lowered to 50 grams, and in 2011, the monopoly was abolished.
The history of Posten AB reaches back to 1636, when the regency government during the minority of Queen Christina issued regulations on postal services. Previous to that, transmission of letters had been organized on behalf of the government and the church. For periods of several years from the 1650s to the 1670s, postal services in Sweden were entrusted to private monopolies, but from 1677, and onwards until the late 20th century, they were provided by a government-controlled monopoly. The monopoly was abolished in 1993.
Beginning 1685, the Swedish postal service stamped letters to mark that the delivery had been paid for by the sender. Postage stamps were first issued in 1855.
Already by the time of the foundation, a post horn with a crown was used as the symbol of the Swedish postal service. The appearance of the symbol was standardized for the first time in 1912 and then changed several times in the 20th century, as well as in 2001.
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