Finland's postal service will do more than just deliver your letters and parcels this summer. Their employees will be mowing lawns too. 

The State owned postal service, Posti is offering a weekly grass cutting service with options of a 30 or 60 minute lawn-mowing time. The service will only be available on Tuesdays though as the volume of post tends to be lighter then.

It won't come cheap though. There is a €73 monthly rate for the half hour sessions. It is not know if the price goes up for the 60 minute ones. Also customers have to provide their own lawnmowers. 

The initiative is part of a Posti's strategy to tackle the falling demand for its services. The company also recently revised their working hours so that post would be delivered in the evening when people are home. 

Not everyone is happy about the service though. The Real Estate Employers group, which represents property maintenance companies, says it's concerned that postal workers don't have the right skills for the job.

"Using power-driven machinery and equipment requires a certain expertise," says managing director Pia Gramen. "It is hard to believe that just anyone can start to cut lawns."

Would you like to see a similar service introduced by An Post?

Via BBC