24-03-2026

Lithuanian Post introduced the country's first mailbox in a parcel terminal in Skuodas on Friday. The new solution will allow residents to send paper letters and postcards even more conveniently.

The first letter box of this type has been installed in an LP EXPRESS parcel machine next to the Skuodas post office, Gedimino St. 6A. This is another step in expanding the range of services provided in parcel machines. 

Since last year, customers have been able to send parcels to 237 destinations around the world using LP EXPRESS parcel machines. This year, the parcel machine network will also offer the possibility of conveniently picking up parcels from abroad and Lithuania.

Minister of Transport and Communications Juras Taminskas, who sent the first letter from the parcel machine, said that convenient postal services must be easily and conveniently accessible to every resident of Lithuania. 

"From now on, sending a letter will be as easy as picking up a parcel. Post office should be where people are, so we are rapidly expanding the accessibility of services by building a record number of parcel machines throughout Lithuania, and by improving the accessibility of services so that people do not have to adapt to the opening hours of post offices and travel dozens of kilometers to the district center," says Minister of Transport and Communications Juras Taminskas. 

In Lithuania, as in the rest of the world, the volume of paper letters is decreasing every year. In 2025, 8.67 million letters were delivered in the country, 230 thousand less than in 2024. Only 1 in 10 letters is currently sent by private clients. As much as 90 percent of letters sent in Lithuania consist of commercial correspondence: institutional notifications, company invoices, information letters. 

However, the need to send letters remains, especially before the big holidays of the year. Sending traditional letters and postcards is an important part of postal services, which is why Lithuanian Post is looking for more modern and convenient alternatives to metal yellow boxes.

"We see that people's daily habits are changing and parcel machines have already become an integral part of their everyday lives. Therefore, we want to offer the opportunity to send letters wherever it is most convenient for customers. We hope that the advantages of this innovation will soon be appreciated by our customers throughout Lithuania," says Kastytis Valantinas, Director General of Lithuanian Post.

After evaluating the first results of the service introduced in Skuodas, Lithuanian Post plans to install a total of 100 letter boxes in LP EXPRESS parcel lockers.

Lithuanian Post is consistently modernizing its network and services to meet the changing needs of the population. 

During the first months of this year, the renovated Prienai and Vilnius Lazdynai post offices have already opened their doors to customers. In addition, taking into account the growing scale of e-commerce and the increasing popularity of parcel machines, LP EXPRESS will continue its active network expansion this year - it is planned to build 81 new parcel machines in smaller towns in Lithuania. 

Source: Lithuanian Post