Posti to increase postal charge at end of Aug

The National postal and logistic services operator-Posti on Tuesday announced to increase the postal charge of letter and card domesticly from August 30 but the price for heavy parcel will be cheaper, said an official press release

As of the end of August, letters will be divided into four weight classes (in grams) instead of the six classes used earlier. At the same time, changes will be made to letter postage fees: price increases in some weight classes and decreases in others.

“Stamps are increasingly bought in sales points other than Posti’s shops, such as grocery stores, kiosks or Posti’s online shop. A clearer price list is a benefit of the update,” said Tuija Åkerman from Posti’s Consumer Mail Business Unit.

The price of a domestic card or letter weighing no more than 50 g will be EUR 1.60 as of August 30, 2019, which is 10 cents higher than the existing price.

The price of a Priority class international card or letter weighing no more than 20 g will be EUR 1.70, which is also 10 cents higher.

In weight classes heavier than 500 g, the prices of domestic letters will decrease; for example, the price of a domestic letter in the heaviest weight class (1,001–2,000 g) will be EUR 9.60 as of August 30, 2019 (EUR -5.40).

The price of Christmas greetings will increase to EUR 1.10 (EUR + 0.05).

All domestic and international no-value indicator stamps purchased before the price increase will be accepted without additional stamps after the change. Old 1st and 2nd class no-value indicator stamps can still be used. Their value corresponds to the domestic no-value indicator stamp and will be EUR 1.60 as of August 30.

Åkerman reminds us that the postage fee covers the costs of the delivery network, and price increases are required in order to secure Posti’s universal service throughout the country.

Mail volumes have decreased by 50 percent over the past ten years due to digitalization. The fewer items carried by each deliverer on each round, the higher the delivery cost of each individual item.