European VPN services

Protect your connection with VPNs and privacy tools headquartered in Europe.

A VPN hides your internet traffic from your internet provider and from the websites you visit. A European VPN also keeps that traffic out of American hands. European VPN providers are covered by GDPR, which limits what data they can keep about you. The best ones keep no records at all and publish independent audits to back that up. If privacy matters to you, where your VPN is based matters too.

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Carefully selected European alternatives, some links may earn us a small commission.

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Top Pick

Sweden EU 100 · Certified European

No-logs VPN with anonymous accounts. No email needed to sign up, just a number.

Replaces: Nordvpn , Expressvpn , Surfshark

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Malta EU 100 · Certified European

Privacy-focused VPN registered in Malta. No logs, fully open-source apps, no email required to sign up.

Replaces: Nordvpn , Expressvpn , Surfshark

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Sweden EU 100 · Certified European

Swedish VPN with strict no-logs policy and in-house owned servers. WireGuard-first with fully transparent operations.

Replaces: Nordvpn , Expressvpn , Surfshark

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Switzerland EFTA 95 · Certified European

Swiss VPN by Proton AG with a strict no-logs policy independently audited annually. 11,496 servers across 117 countries, all owned and operated by Proton. Open-source apps on all platforms. Unique Secure Core architecture routes traffic through privacy-friendly countries first.

Replaces: Nordvpn , Expressvpn , Surfshark

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Lithuania EU 91 · Certified European

VPN from Nord Security, a Lithuanian-founded cybersecurity company. Runs its own RAM-only (diskless) server fleet and markets a no-logs policy that has been repeatedly audited by PwC and Deloitte. Caveat: the no-logs claim is framed around Panama's jurisdiction as a legal/marketing choice – the company itself is Lithuanian and EU-based.

Replaces: Expressvpn

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Netherlands EU 83 · Strongly European

VPN founded in 2018 and headquartered in the Netherlands, which merged into Lithuania's Nord Security in 2022 (the two brands still operate separately). Runs its own RAM-only servers, has passed Deloitte no-logs audits, and operates under Dutch/EU jurisdiction.

Replaces: Expressvpn

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Finland EU 74 · Mostly European

Finnish consumer security brand offering antivirus, VPN, and identity protection. A Nordic, EU-based alternative to Kaspersky.

Replaces: Kaspersky

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