Eesti Post News Today

Despite global uncertainty and reduced e-commerce growth, the postal industry shows resilience, as revealed in the IPC Global Postal Industry Report 2022 Key Findings, published today.

The merger of AS Eesti Post and its only competitor, AS Express Post, was barred by Estonia's Competition Authority for a second time on Wednesday.

The Riigikogu celebrates the centennial of the opening of its main building on Toompea on Monday, with an exhibition and presentation of a commemorative stamp.

Wednesday was the last day of operations for eight Omniva postal service points in Saaremaa, and 45 mailboxes throughout the island are slated to be removed in the near future as well. By this fall, Eesti Post intends to cut the number of post offices and postal service points across Estonia to 182.

Beginning September 1, mailing personal humanitarian aid packages from Estonia to Ukraine will cost 90 cents per kilogram, Omniva (Eesti Post) announced.

According to preliminary results published by International Post Corporation (IPC), postal operators worldwide saw revenue increase by 3.8% on average in 2021(1) up from 1.4% in 2020.

There are nearly 800 package terminals currently in operation across Estonia which receive some one million packages a month. While competition is fierce, package service providers confirm that no lockers anywhere are collecting dust and that they are planning to expand their terminal network even further.

Press release by Omniva and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The centennial of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the United States is being marked by a commemorative stamp, issued by the state postal service Eesti Post/Ominva.

The Estonian state-owned Omniva continues to support Ukraine, including by allowing private individuals to mail humanitarian aid packages to Ukraine for free. Its "Glory to Ukraine!" postage stamp, which was released on March 24, has also proven very popular.