The majority – 10,133 replies – were sent to Western Switzerland, 2,655 to Ticino and 2,351 to German-speaking Switzerland. 2,284 replies were sent to children abroad, thereof 1,908 to overseas. The six-strong Swiss Post team supporting Santa in Chiasso went to great pains to reply even to letters with incomplete or incorrect sender details. As a result, over 96 percent or 17’686 of all children’s letters were answered along with a small present.

Swiss Post is proud to have once again had the privilege of fulfilling this wonderful task during the Christmas season – thanks to the commitment of its employees. For more than 60 years, letters to Santa have been read by Santa’s team, sorted by language, and – the quality of the sender’s address permitting – answered in one of the four national languages, as well as in English.

During the first children’s letters campaign in 1950/51, Swiss Post received 450 letters, including 250 from abroad.