Åland Post

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Åland Post AB
legal form Public company
founding January 1, 1993
Seat ÅlandÅland Mariehamn , Åland
Number of employees 241 (2010)
Post offices 20th
sales 37.3 million euros (2010)
Branch Logistics , postal services
Website www.posten.ax

Åland Post AB is the postal company on to Finland belonging Åland Islands . The company is organized like a public company, but is subordinate to the Åland government.

history

For a long time, the Post's only activity was the transport of mail between Finland and Sweden. The first post offices were opened in Kastelholm and Eckerö . In 1866 a post office was built in Mariehamn . In 1809 the postal system was taken over by the Russian Empire, then by the Grand Duchy of Finland.

Many of the post offices opened in the early 20th century. The Republic of Finland finally took over the postal service in 1917.

Åland did not receive its own postage stamps until 1984, which were issued until December 31, 1992 in collaboration with the Finnish Post Office. On January 1, 1993, the Åland Authority took over the postal service and the post office came under the government of the islands.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Åland Post: Verksamhetsberättelse 2010 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
  2. Åland Post is changing its name and profile. posten.ax, accessed June 9, 2016 .