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- Post and packages
Post and packages
Welcome to the post and package handling at Linnaeus University!
We do our best every day to ensure that your letters and packages reach you. Do not hesitate to contact us in case you have any questions. If you want to place an order or ask a question, contact us:
Questions for the postal service
General tips and regulations
- All envelopes with the university’s bar code must be sent through us. It is absolutely prohibited to drop one of our bar code envelopes in a yellow mailbox. PostNord issues a penalty fee for every envelope that is not sent through us and it takes longer time for the envelope to reach its destination. If you would like to receive a letter as Svarspost, contact Copycenter for printing of correct envelopes.
- Use brown internal envelopes for items of mail within the university. Cross the previous recipient and write the address of the new one, according to the model: City, Building, Department/Office, Name
Registered letters must be addressed to Linnaeus University followed by your name. In case of reversed order, you will receive the dispatch note in your mailbox and will have to collect the registered letter yourself. Our internal mail service is only authorised to collect letters/packages addressed to Linnaeus University. - Make sure your TouchPoint information is up-to-date. This is our internal post service’s tool for keeping track of the placement of all members of staff at the university.
- If you wish to make a larger dispatch, contact us in advance!
- The following applies when submitting your address to have letters sent to you: When your name is stated first on the envelope, the letter is considered private and sorted directly to your mailbox. If Linnaeus University is stated first, the letter is addressed to the government authority and will, therefore, be opened by the registrar.
When ordering goods, keep in mind to use of delivery addresses.
Contact the post service
Kalmar
The post office in Kalmar is found in Radix, Pedalstråket 13
Opening hours 8.00–16.00 (closed for lunch 11.30–12.30)
Most reliable reached 08:00–09:30 and 12:30–13:30
Phone: 0480-44 60 20
Växjö
The post office in Växjö is found in the basement of the main building, H0109.
Opening hours 08:00–16:00 (closed for lunch 12:00–12:30)
Phone: 0470-70 87 88
Delivery addresses Linnaeus University
Delivery addresses Universitetskajen Kalmar
All buildings at Universitetskajen in Kalmar have a common delivery address:
Huvudgodsmottagningen, Pedalstråket 13, 392 31 Kalmar
Delivery address Växjö
All buildings on Växjö campus have a common delivery address:
Huvudgodsmottagningen, Universitetsplatsen 1, 351 95 Växjö
Delivery address Pukeberg
DE, Pukebergarnas väg 61, 382 34 Nybro
Timetable post services Kalmar
7:30–08:00 Newspaper round
08:30–9:30 External mail arrives and is sorted
10:00–11:00 Delivery Magna, Radix, Forma, Culmen, Stella, and Vita
11:45 Transport to Växjö, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
13:30 Transport arrives at Radix, Godsmottagningen
14.00–15:15 Delivery Magna, Radix, Forma, Culmen, Stella, and Vita
15:45 Final drop-off at Radix, post office
16:00 Letters/packages collected by PostNord
Timetable post services Växjö
08:00–08:45 External mail arrives and is sorted
08:45–09:30 Delivery buildings K, H, N, M, J, K2, B, D, UB, Gulan
10:00–11:30 Delivery Pelarhuset, Tufvan, Videum, Police buildings
11:30 Transport to Kalmar
13:30 Transport arrives to post office building H
13:30–14:30 Delivery of packages
15:00–15:45 Delivery to buildings K, N, M, H, J, K2, B, D, UB, Gulan, Pelarhuset, Tufvan, Videum, and Police buildings
15:45 Final drop-off at post office building H
16:00 Letters and packages collected by PostNord
Timetable summer Kalmar and Växjö
Timetable early July-late August. One post round per day in the afternoon. Transport between the cities on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Internal mail
All mail and packages handled by the university are considered internal mail. We also deliver printed material from Copycenter. Regular weekdays, two mail rounds are made to all post rooms. One round before noon and one in the afternoon. The goods reception in Kalmar is found in building Radix and in Växjö in the main building (G19). Opening hours are 08:00–16:00.
To keep in mind:
Use brown envelopes for consignments within the university. Cross the name of the previous recipient and write the address of the new recipient, according to the model:
CITY, BUILDING, OFFICE/DEPARTMENT, NAME
The TouchPoint system is our tool. Make sure to keep your information up-to-date!
Internal mail between Kalmar and Växjö
Transport is handled in-house with our own vehicles. Post between the university’s cities is transported three days a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The car leaves each respective city at about 11:30 and arrives at about 13:30 for distribution at the afternoon round. You can send letters, book boxes, and packages, etc. Packages with certain reservation for weight and size. Changes to the regular post flow will be notified through the news feed on Staff. Ordering of envelopes, response envelopes and postage strips is made through Copycenter.
External mail
In order to send a letter outside the university, an envelope with the university’s bar code is required. Contact Copycenter to order envelopes. All envelopes with the university’s bar code must be sent through us. It is absolutely prohibited to drop bar code envelopes in a yellow mailbox. PostNord issues a penalty fee for every envelope that is not sent through us and it takes longer time for the letter to reach its destination. Alternatively, you can hand in your letter at PostNord’s company center:
Kalmar: Lorensbergsleden 1
Växjö: Ljungadalsgatan 4A
In case you would like to get a letter back as response mail, contact Copycenter for printing or correct response envelopes. Do not forget to state your name also on the response envelope. When your name is stated first on the envelope, the letter is considered private and sorted directly to your mailbox. If Linnaeus University is stated first, the letter is addressed to the government authority and will, therefore, be opened by the registrar. Therefore, give your address with your name first if, for instance, the matter concerns personal data or other matter of more personal character, and give your address with Linnaeus University first in case the matter concerns, for instance, an agreement or invoice.
The maximum limit for letters is 2 kilos, above this is considered package.
The university’s main addresses
Linnéuniversitetet
391 82 Kalmar/351 95 Växjö
Billing address (only used for invoices, same address for both Kalmar and Växjö):
Linnéuniversitetet
Box 451
351 06 Växjö
Registered letters
In order to send a registered letter, write REK with capital letters somewhere on top of the barcode. For registered letter with recipient confirmation, write REK + MB. We must also know who is the sender, in order to be able to reach you if necessary, and we must have information on content. Customs document is required for international registered letters.
We write the consignments in PostNord’s system: Pack Soft, where we can also access history to track the letter.
Registered letters to Linnaeus University are delivered to our facilities by PostNord. If the letter is addressed to a staff member, we receive a dispatch note to the university. This is sorted and delivered to the mail box of the member of staff who must then self collect the registered letter.
The maximum limit for registered letters is 2 kg.
Submit before 15.00 to ensure that the letter is sent the same day.
International and express deliveries
You can use our regular barcode envelopes for international mail. We have an agreement with PostNord for speedy international delivery.
Post handling on odd days
“Bridge days”
These do not affect post handling. Staff in place like regular days, transport and delivery rounds like regular days. Goods reception open like usual 08.00–16.00
Reduction of working hours 25%
Delivery rounds like usual before and after noon. Post terminals at both cities close at 14.00, which means that final submission takes place at 13.45 at Radix in Kalmar and building H in Växjö. Goods reception open 08.00–14.00.
Reduction of working hours 50%
Only one delivery round takes place, before noon. Transports between the cities earlier at 09.00. Sorting and delivery of mail to the registrar in Växjö once the transport has returned from Kalmar. Post terminals close at 12.00, which means that final submission takes place at 11.45 at Radix in Kalmar and building H in Växjö. Goods reception open 08.00–12.00.