A statement said the government agreed with the proposal put forward by the minister of regional affairs and agriculture.

Omniva provides a nationwide postal network development and management service and must ensure the provision of both domestic and international postal services.

Undersecretary for Regional Development at the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, Sigrid Soomlais, said the main reasons for the transfer are the changed market situation and the decrease in the use of postal services.

In the future, the service will be ensured through competition and regulation, not through state participation in the company, the Ministry of Regional Development and Agriculture noted.

The company's main strategic objective is to ensure a sustainable and high-quality universal postal service (UPS) for people in Estonia. It is obligated to provide UPS in Estonia until 2029.

At the same time, in recent years, the company's focus has clearly shifted toward commerce and logistics services, the government said.

In 2025, UPS accounted for 5 percent of Omniva's €155 million net revenue, with the majority of profits earned abroad.

Last November, Omniva announced that following restructuring in 2026, the number of post offices in Estonia will be reduced from the current 35 to 19. The company also plans to reduce the number of mailboxes.

Omniva serves customers in all three Baltic states and operates as an international logistics network in more than ten countries. The company's revenue in 2024 was €141 million, of which universal postal services accounted for approximately seven percent.

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