1. Plan your Christmas and notify where you live
Old mailing lists can cause delayed mail. Remember to update your own and check the addresses of others.
2. Use good packaging – it is no shame to pack properly
Choose packaging that suits what you are sending, avoid extra air in the parcel, and pack well. You are welcome to use packaging you already have. See our packaging tips here.
3. Pay attention to the shipping deadlines
Send Christmas mail well in advance so that it arrives by Christmas Eve. Remember that long-distance parcels need a little extra time on the journey. There are separate deadlines for each country – check the deadlines here.
4. Save your energy and send from home
Buy shipping codes in the Posten app, and send the Christmas post from your own mailbox. Use whatever packaging you find at home. The postman will pick up.
5. Use the required equipment - download the Posten app
The Posten app makes it easy to track and pick up parcels, and keeps you up to date so that you are not deceived by attempted fraud. You can also buy shipping, digital stamps, open and reserve hatches in the parcel locker, extend pickup deadlines, choose notifications, and find opening hours at your pickup point.
6. Skip maps and compass. Always know where you are
You can choose a fixed delivery point at home, where we can deliver the parcels if they are too big for the mailbox. It's also smart if you label your front door with a name; that make it easier for the postman to leave the parcel.
7. Listen to experienced postmen, pick up your parcel as soon as possible
Help us by collecting your parcels as quickly as you can, or use the Posten app to share a parcel with someone you want to pick it up for you. Tip: You can check in the Posten app when traffic is low at your pickup location.
8. Make safe choices – use Norgespakke™
Send both small and large parcels with Norgespakke™. Use solid packaging; something you already have, or buy at Posten. We also help you if it is urgent and the parcel must be delivered the same or the next day.
9. Customize your trip, pick up and send parcels where you travel
Parcel lockers (Pakkeboks) allows you to pick up and send your parcels wherever you live or travel, at all times of the day. You use the Posten app to open the hatch to collect from the parcel locker, or to reserve a hatch when you are sending or returning a parcel.
