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Latvijas Pasts

VAS Latvijas Pasts is the national postal operation of Latvia and a state owned company established in 1992.[1] It provides universal postal services, parcel delivery and logistics, employing several thousand people.[2] In recent years, the company has focused on rebranding and digital transformation while operating in a competitive market alongside private courier companies.

History

Latvijas Pasts was founded on 2 January 1992 as a state-owned company, prior to which multiple postal companies had already existed in the territory. On 1 November 2004, Latvijas Pasts was re-registered as a state joint-stock company instead of having the status of a nonprofit organization state stock company.

In 2014, Latvijas Pasts partook in the transition from lats to euro that took place in the whole country by providing currency exchange services following the official exchange rate of 1.00 LVL for 1.42 EUR for 3 months in 302 post offices where it was deemed necessary due to local banking service availability issues.

Services

Latvijas Pasts provides a wide range of postal and related services throughout Latvia. Its main responsibility is ensuring a universal postal service, which includes sending and receiving letters and parcels both within the country and abroad.By the beginning of 2025, Latvijas Pasts had installed more than 420 parcel machines, continuing to expand the network to achieve previously set goals.[3] Latvijas Pasts has more than 600 service locations nationwide.[4]

Competition

Latvijas Pasts currently has five competitors that have established parcel delivery networks — Omniva, DPD, Venipak, Itella and Unisend Latvia.[3] Latvia and the other Baltic countries rank first in terms of the number of machines per capita.[3]

Staffing

Latvijas Pasts is one of the biggest employers in Latvia’s postal and logistics sector, with a team of approximately 1,800–2,300 employees.[2] Latvijas Pasts offers careers in over 250 professions and maintains structured workforce development and engagement initiatives.[1]

See also

  • Postage stamps and postal history of Latvia
  • List of people on stamps of Latvia

References

  1. “Latvijas Pasts” prezentē jaunu e-vidi un vizuālo identitāti pasts.lv, retrieved 2026-02-20^
  2. “Latvijas Pasts” prezentē jaunu e-vidi un vizuālo identitāti www.sam.gov.lv, retrieved 2026-02-20^
  3. Latvijā pieaug pakomātu skaits; uzņēmumi ievieš jaunus pakalpojumus www.lsm.lv, retrieved 2026-02-20^
  4. Latvijas Pasts operated with a turnover of EUR 108.3 million last year pasts.lv, retrieved 2026-02-20^
  5. Pasts Board Latvijas Pasts, retrieved 1 August 2016^
  6. Pasts History Latvijas Pasts, retrieved 19 June 2014^
  7. 2012. gada pārskats Latvijas Pasts, 8 July 2013, retrieved 19 June 2014^
  8. Latvijas Pasts to ensure exchange of lats to euros at 302 specially identified post offices throughout Latvia Latvijas Pasts, 30 October 2013, retrieved 19 June 2014^
  9. Latvijas Pasts concludes its first year in open postal market with turnover of EUR 58 million and profit of EUR 4.5 million; quality increases Latvijas Pasts, 10 June 2014, retrieved 19 June 2014^