Omniva
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| Founded | 1638 (as part ofKungliga Postverketof theSwedish Empire) |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Baltic states |
| Services | Postal service |
| Website | www |
Omnivais an international post and logistics company based inTallinn,Estonia,that targets theBaltic states.[1][2]The name Omniva was adopted in June 2014; the company was previously calledAS Eesti Post,whose history can be traced back to the beginning of postal services on Estonian territory (at that time part of theSwedish Empire) in 1638.
In August 2011, the service network included 398 post offices. As of November 2021, that had declined to 265 post offices, of which 187 were located in rural areas.[3]
As of June 2014, Omniva is responsible for services that have been known by other names, such as Post24 automatic parcel machines, ELS courier service, Kirjakeskus mail centre and eArvekeskus e-invoicing centre. Omniva retains the nameEesti Postfor the division of the company responsible for the nationalpostal serviceof Estonia.[4]
Eesti Post offerspostal,logisticsandinfologisticsservices, including international and domestic courier services. Through its service network, the company cooperates with other companies in other services, such asbanks(SEB), loan companies (Credit24) and money remittance companies (Western Union).
Omniva Group also includes subsidiaries such as AS Eesti Elektronpost, in which AS Eesti Post holds 50.86%, and Eesti E-arvete Keskus OÜ, which started operations on 3 June 2009. AS Eesti Elektronpost in turn owns part of the Kazakh company Elektronpost.[3]
Omniva is a member ofPostEurop(1994), the Estonian Information Technology and Telecommunications Union and the Baltic Postal Union (1994).
History
[edit]As a successor to the state postal service, Eesti Post began in 1636. It preceded the Swedish national postal system established in 1638, which was introduced in Estonia andLivoniain 1638 on the basis of the postal decree ofQueen Kristiina's guardianship government.[3]
Before 1917, 157 post offices operated in the territory of the Republic of Estonia, in addition to three independent state telephone exchanges.[3]
On 25 February 1918, theGerman occupationauthorities took over the Tallinn post office and liquidated the existing postal system.[3]
The first Estonian stamps appeared on sale on 22 November 1918, which showed aflower pattern (5 kopecks)and on November 30, another flower pattern (15 kopecks).[3]
In 2009, Eesti Post issued a commemorative stamp to mark the 90th anniversary ofJulius Kuperjanov's death. In the same year, they issued another stamp to honorGeneral Laidoner's 125 birthday.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Estonian state postal company Eesti Post changes name to Omniva".balticbusinessnews.2014-06-03. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-06-06.
- ^"Brand story » About company » Omniva » Omniva".omniva.ee.Retrieved2023-11-21.
- ^abcdef"KIRI » ERA » Omniva".omniva.ee.Retrieved2022-03-04.
- ^"Eesti Post unveil new international name".2 June 2014.Retrieved3 June2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Articleon PostAndParcel.info