Sweden’s main postal operator Postnord has now posted up its full list of Christmas post deadlines for 2023, with the first deadline, for economy letters sent outside the EU falling next Thursday, November 23rd. 

The company expects to be able to deliver all letters posted by the deadlines in time for Christmas Eve. 

November 23rd: 

This is the date by which you have to post ‘ekonomibrev’ second-class mail if you want it to reach a destination outside the EU, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland.

November 27th: 

This is the date by which you have to post first class letters, letters with tracking, pre-paid parcels, first class parcels of up to 2kg, Parcel Post International parcels of up to 20kg, and postcards from the Postnord app if you want them to reach countries outside Europe and Iceland. 

December 4th: 

This is the date by which you have to post first-class letters, pre-paid parcels, letters with tracking, first class parcels of up to 2KG, Parcel Post International parcels of up to 20kg, and postcards from the Postnord app if you want them to reach countries in Europe but outside the EU.

December 8th: 

This is the date by which you have to send ‘ekonomibrev’ second-class mail if you want them to reach the EU, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland.

December 11th:

This is the date by which you have to send first-class letters, letters with tracking, pre-paid parcels, first class parcels of up to 2kg, Parcel Post International parcels of up to 20kg, and postcards from the Postnord app if you want them to reach the EU, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland. 

December 15th: 

This is the date by which you have to send letters or cards with a special Christmas post stamp, or julpostfrimärke if you want them to arrive to destinations inside Sweden. 

December 18th: 

This is the date by which you have to post ‘varubrev’ parcels of up to 2kg, or ekonomibrev second-class mail if you want them to reach a destination within Sweden.

December 20th: 

This is the date by which you have to send real postcards sent through the Postnord app if you want them to arrive at a destination in Sweden. 

December 21st: 

This is the date by which you have to send first-class letters, pre-paid parcels, and small packages for delivery through the letterbox if you want them to arrive at a destination in Sweden.

This is also the date by which you have to send first class ‘varubrev’ small parcels and express mail letters, and express parcels to destinations within Sweden.

Note that parcels which don’t fit in the recipient’s postbox may be delivered to a pickup point or similar, which could add extra time on to delivery. If you want to be sure your parcel arrives in time, try and send it earlier, if possible.