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
What people like

One subscription bundles antivirus, VPN and identity monitoring, so you're not juggling separate apps and separate bills to cover the basics.

Worth knowing

The interface feels more corporate than flashy next to consumer-friendly rivals, and multi-device family plans cost meaningfully more than single-device antivirus alone.

74 · Mostly European
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Why does it score 74?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
Why this score?

Incorporated in Helsinki, Finland – a full EU member state.

30/30
Ownership & control
Publicly traded, EU/EFTA HQ
Why this score?

Publicly traded on Nasdaq Helsinki, so it isn't scored as a fully independent company despite staying EU-anchored.

15/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infra, all EU/EFTA-hosted
Why this score?

Runs on a mix of infrastructure, all hosted within the EU.

18/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant + audited
Why this score?

GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001 certified, with an independently verified security programme.

11/15
EuroPoints total
74/100
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See how they compare

F-Secure
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

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