F-Secure

Finland Cybersecurity tools

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

Quick facts

Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Company F-Secure Corporation
Founded 1988
Ownership Publicly traded
Hosting 🇫🇮 Finland
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Subscription · from €39.99/year
Free tier Yes
Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Languages
ENFIDEFRESITSV
74 · Mostly European
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Why does it score 74?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
Publicly traded, EU/EFTA HQ
15/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
18/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant + audited
11/15
EuroPoints total
74/100
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See how they compare

F-Secure
Bitdefender
ESET
EuroPoints
74 Mostly European
89 Strongly European
89 Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Publicly traded, EU/EFTA HQ15/25
Independent ownership25/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted18/30
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted18/30
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted18/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant + audited11/15
GDPR compliant + audited11/15
GDPR compliant + audited11/15
Independence bonus
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Helsinki, Finland
Bucharest, Romania
Bratislava, Slovakia
Founded
1988
2001
1992
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Subscription · from €39.99/year
Subscription · from €29.99/year
Subscription · from €39.99/year
Platforms
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Languages
en, fi, de, fr, es, it, sv
en, de, fr, es, it, ro, nl, pt
en, de, fr, es, it, sk, cs, pl

What does it replace?

Kaspersky

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