To reduce its emissions of C02, the postal administration of Finland has decided to set up a photocopying service digital mail. Objective: To limit the movement of postal workers in remote areas of the country to reduce carbon footprint and ultimately reduce service costs.

According to our colleagues in the Telegraph, the initiative, which today remains the state driver includes initially providing volunteers to a highly secure e-mail address by which the letters will be sent scanned as images. Recipients will be notified by email or SMS that a scan of their correspondence has been made.

The letters will be opened then closed and resume their traditional routing cycle. But postal workers do not spend more than 2 times per week for mail delivery. For now, the pilot, which starts April 12 until the end of the year in the city of Porvoo, was attended by 126 households and 20 businesses. According to our colleagues in the Telegraph, the project would create a lively controversy in the country. At heart of debates, potential violations of privacy caused by the opening of mail.