Postal item traffic with Finland is still hindered – the strike by Finnish postal workers is extended until the 8th of December

25.11.2019

The strike by workers of the Finnish postal operator Posti is extended until the 8^th of December; therefore the exchange of postal items with this country is still hindered. A full embargo on airmail items to and from Finland has been imposed during the strike. Only surface exchange of mail with Finland is ensured to a limited extent.

The strike by Finnish postal workers started on the 11^th of November and its initial term was two weeks, until the 24^th of November; however, the strike has now been extended until the 8^th of December.

As a result of the strike the postal operator of that country Posti has imposed a ban on accepting airmail items to and from Finland until the 8^th of December. At the same time the exchange of postal items by surface continues to a limited extent. It means that the exchange of postal items with Finland is still hindered.  

Due to the embargo, from the 11^th of November postal items addressed from Latvia to Finland are accepted at Latvijas Pasts and, as far as possible, according to the instructions of the Finnish postal operator, are directed to that country by land routes; however, restrictions on this mode of transport and longer delivery should be taken into consideration. 

The Finnish postal operator Posti apologises for the inconvenience caused.  

About SJSC Latvijas Pasts
Latvijas Pasts ensures the widest availability of postal services throughout Latvia by maintaining more than 600 post offices. The primary function of the company is provision of the universal postal service; Latvijas Pasts also provides commercial transport, express mail, payment, press subscription, retail and philatelic services. Latvijas Pasts is a wholly State-owned company with over 3,500 employees. The quality measurements of Latvijas Pasts domestic mail deliveries are regularly conducted by Kantar TNS, one of the leading market, social and media research agencies in Latvia. In turn, the quality measurements of the cross-border deliveries are provided within the framework of the International Post Corporation through the intermediary of the research companies Kantar TNS, Ipsos and Quotas.

Additional information:
Gundega Vārpa | Head of External Communications
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