Going postal

Actually, it seems Sweden is going non-postal. This fall, Posten is removing 3 ooo mailboxes around the country, thinning the stock to 23 630.
I was about to get enraged, or postal if you will, over this before I read up on their reasoning. Apparently, the placement of mailboxes has been conducted very haphazardly over the years, resulting in a gaggle of them where no letter-sending (Amish) people live, and none when you really need to get that win-a-fruit-loops-beachball competition entry in before deadline.

Plus, Posten can help the environment by reducing the mileage their employees have to spend driving around in those goofy yellow vans. And finally – even after The Thinning, Sweden will still have most mailboxes per person in Europe.

So, in the end, nothing to complain about. Carry on, Posten.