European Address Formats
Austria | Belgium | Denmark | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Iceland | Republic of Ireland |Italy | Luxembourg | Monaco | The Netherlands | Norway | Portugal | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland
For information about how to format addresses correctly, please use the examples below.
See also: how to correctly address mail for the rest of the world.
Austria
Herr Franz Huber
Beethovenstrasse 12
1010 WIEN
AUSTRIA
Belgium
Mr Willy Janssens
Lange Stationsstraat 352
3000 LEUVEN
BELGIUM
M. Emile Dubois
Rue du Diamant 215
4800 VERVIERS
BELGIUM
Denmark
Mr Thor Nielsen
Tietgensgade 137
8800 VIBORG
DENMARK
Mr Torben Raldorf
PO Box 100
COPENHAGEN
1004 VIBORG
DENMARK
Finland
Mr Asko Teirila
PO Box 511
39140 AKDENMAA
FINLAND
France
M. Robert MARIN
Rue de l’Eglise
Dunes
82340 AUVILLAR
FRANCE
Mme Marie PAGE
23 Rue de Grenell
75700 PARIS CEDEX
FRANCE
When addressing mail to France, write the addressee’s surname in CAPITAL letters.
Germany
Mrs F Meier
Weberstr. 2
53113 BONN 1
GERMANY
Mr P Kunde
Lange Str. 12
04103 LEIPZIG
GERMANY
Germany has strict rules about receiving mail, which, if ignored, may result in your mail being returned to you with no attempt at delivery. When addressing mail to Germany, always:
• Use the new five-digit postcode (using an old four-digit postcode will cause delay)
• Put the postcode before the town name
• Put the house number after the street name
Greece
Mr George Latsis
Alkamenou 37
117 80 ATHENS
GREECE
Iceland
Mr Jon Jonsson
Einimel 80
107 REYKJAVIK
ICELAND
Republic of Ireland
Mr Gerard Carey
45 O’Connell Street
DUBLIN 1
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
(Only Dublin has postcodes)
Italy
Sig. Giovanni Masci
via Garibaldi 27
47037 RIMINI RN
ITALY
Luxembourg
M. Jaques Muller
71 route de Longway
4750 PETANGE
LUXEMBOURG
Monaco
As France
The Netherlands
Mr J van Dieten
Morsstr 111
2312 BK LEIDEN
THE NETHERLANDS
(There should be a double space between the postcode and the post town)
Norway
Herr Hans Hansen
Svingen 22
9230 BEKKEHAUG
NORWAY
Portugal
Senhor Carlos Manuel Pereira
Av das A’Augsa Livres
Monte Trigo
7220 PORTEL
PORTUGAL
Rosalina Silva
R Conde Redondo 80
1192 LISBOA CODEX
PORTUGAL
Spain
Sra Ana Jimenez
Mimbreras 4
03201 ELCHE (Alicante)
SPAIN
(The province should be included in brackets after the town)
Sweden
Fru Inger Lilja
Vasavagen 3 4tr
582 20 LINKOPING
SWEDEN
Switzerland
M. Andre Perret
Schanzenstrasse 7
3030 BERNE
SWITZERLAND
Learn how to correctly address mail for the rest of the world.
