PostNord
PostNord AB is a provider of postal services operating mainly in the Nordic countries. The company was formed on 24 June 2009, under the name Posten Norden, as the holding company in a merger between the Danish and Swedish postal service providers Post Danmark A/S and Posten AB. In 2011, the name of the company was changed to PostNord.
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| Type | State-owned company |
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| Founded | 24 June 2009 |
| Founders | Danish Government Swedish Government |
| Headquarters | Solna, Sweden |
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| Revenue | SEK 41,646 million (2021) |
| SEK 2,481 million (2021) | |
| SEK 1,989 million (2021) | |
| Total assets | SEK 30,590 million (end of 2021) |
| Total equity | SEK 9,133 million (end of 2021) |
| Owners | Swedish Government (60%) Danish Government (40%) |
Number of employees | 28,358 (average, 2021) |
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| Website | postnord.com |
The owners of PostNord Group are the state of Sweden (60 percent) and the state of Denmark (40 percent). The voting rights are, however, split equally (50/50) between the two owners, and the respective owners name equal numbers of corporate board members.
In 2015, the subsidiary that operates in Sweden changed its name from Posten AB to PostNord Group AB, whereas the name of the legal entity operating in Denmark was not changed. In Sweden, as of 2020, the group is the second largest employer by number of employees, after Volvo Cars.