Iceland Post

Official website: www.posturinn.is

Iceland Post is the national postal service of Iceland. It dates back to the year 1776 when Christian VII, king of Denmark (and at the time also Iceland) ordered a mail service to be established in the country. Two years later, regular postal sailings began between Iceland and Denmark, once a year. The first Icelandic postage stamps were published in 1873, and at the same time, the Icelandic postal system was being organised under a special board and the first post offices being established. In 1935, the postal service and the national telephone company were merged under the name Postur og sími (Post and telephone). In 1998, that governmental company was split up into two companies, Landssimi Islands (the telephone company) and Iceland Post. Landssími Islands has since been privatized. Iceland Post has one of the greatest numbers of employees in Iceland, at nearly 1,200. Many new post offices throughout the country are being planned to widen the distribution net and better the services of the company.

IslandspOstur is a member of the Small European Postal Administration Cooperation.