Post in time for Christmas and New Year: last posting dates 2025
Last posting dates before Christmas and New Year
Send cards and letters by
Send parcels by
Postage for cards and letters (up to 20 g)
* Christmas postage Åland: 21 November to 12 December 2025
**Christmas postage Finland: 21 November to 9 December 2025
What is Christmas post?
Christmas post is a discounted Christmas postage of €1.70 for cards and letters to Åland and Finland.
To count as Christmas post, the item may weigh no more than 20 g. Regular postage applies to letters to the rest of the Nordic countries, Europe and the world.
Christmas post to Åland
Discounted Christmas post can be sent within Åland from 21 November up to and including 12 December 2025. After that, regular postage applies again.
Christmas post to Finland
Discounted Christmas post can be sent to Finland from 21 November up to and including 9 December 2025. After that, regular postage applies again.
This year's Christmas stamps and Christmas seals
The theme of this year's Christmas issue is Together and the artist is Jonas Wilén.
This year's Christmas stamps
- Christmas post Åland & Finland €1.70
- World €4.10
This year's Christmas seals
- Christmas seals are self-adhesive stickers for decorating parcels, letters and more. €5/sheet
By buying Christmas seals, you support the youth section of the Åland Fire and
Rescue Association, this year's recipient of Åland Post's Christmas seal funds.
Remember
- Customs declaration! Fill in and attach a CN22 label with a customs declaration to your items going outside Åland that contain goods. Labels are available at our post offices and service points, or you can download one here.
- Hand in your mail in time! Remember that the dates apply to items handed in before the cut-off time at the place of posting (post office, service point, mailbox). Here you will find information about last posting times for onward transport
- Letters and parcels sent outside Åland go through a customs process in the destination country, which can further affect and extend the delivery time.
- See information about any disruptions in the transport of goods items to countries outside the EU under service disruptions