F-Secure VPN (Freedome) Review 2026: $49.99 a Year, 90-Day IP Session Logs and a Migration on Hold
F-Secure VPN, formerly Freedome, reviewed: $49.99 a year with no renewal hike, a kill switch on three platforms, servers in over 20 countries and 90-day session logs that include your IP.
Type f-secure.com/freedome into a browser today and you are redirected to the product page for F-Secure VPN. Freedome, the Finnish security company's long-running consumer VPN, was renamed and scheduled for shutdown in 2024, and then the shutdown was put on hold. In late 2026 the old FREEDOME app and the new F-Secure VPN both still exist, and they are not the same product underneath.
This review covers what a buyer actually gets at the time of writing: yearly pricing that does not jump at renewal, a kill switch on three of four platforms, a server list of just over 20 countries, and session logs kept for 90 days that include your source IP address. It is based on F-Secure's own product pages, privacy notice, community announcements and app store listings, checked on October 10, 2026, not on hands-on speed or streaming tests.
What happened to Freedome
F-Secure's own FAQ now says: "F-Secure FREEDOME VPN is now F-Secure VPN and the old app will reach its end during 2024." The same page calls the product "F-Secure VPN (previously called FREEDOME VPN)". That 2024 line is out of date.
In April 2024 F-Secure announced "the standalone F-Secure Freedome VPN reaching its end of life after May 22nd, 2024", with the F-Secure app, introduced in February 2023, replacing it from April 24, 2024. Existing subscriptions were to "seamlessly transfer to the new product", with one catch: "the new product does not support subscriptions purchased through mobile app stores."
A month later the plan was reversed. A staff answer, first posted in May 2024 and edited in March 2025, says: "we have decided to postpone the migration of F-Secure Freedome VPN to the new client. We will provide you with a new date for the migration at a later time... End-of-life notifications for Freedome VPN desktops and mobiles have been put on hold... You can continue purchasing F-Secure Freedome VPN from the Google Play Store/App store." No new date has been published.
So two apps coexist. The legacy F-Secure FREEDOME VPN iOS app was last updated to version 3.6.2 on September 23, 2025 ("Fixed connectivity issues on iOS 26") and needs iOS 15 or later. The new F-Secure VPN lives inside the "F-Secure: Total Security & VPN" app, updated to version 26.9 on October 5, 2026 ("Improved VPN connection reliability"), and needs iOS 18 or later.
Which app do you get?
Buy from f-secure.com and you get F-Secure VPN inside the F-Secure app. The FREEDOME app remains in Apple's and Google's stores, mainly for subscriptions bought there, and has no migration date.
The company behind it has also changed shape. F-Secure's business security arm became WithSecure, and the consumer business was split off into a new F-Secure Corporation in mid-2022, listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The VPN belongs to that consumer company.
Pricing and plans
F-Secure VPN is sold by the year on the web store, with no monthly plan. US prices include VAT and are charged by the reseller Cleverbridge GmbH. At the time of writing:
- 1 device: $49.99 for 1 year, $89.99 for 2 years
- 3 devices: $64.99 for 1 year, $114.99 for 2 years
- 5 devices: $69.99 for 1 year, $124.99 for 2 years
The renewal price matches the first-year price. The checkout text reads "After 30 days your subscription will renew automatically for one year at $49.99", and the 3 and 5 device plans renew at $64.99 and $69.99. That is unusual in a market where a discounted first term followed by a higher renewal is common.
Euro prices are a separate price list, not a conversion: 1 device is EUR 49.99 for 1 year or EUR 89.99 for 2 years, 3 devices EUR 69.99 or EUR 124.99, and 5 devices EUR 79.99 or EUR 144.99. Note that the 3 and 5 device tiers cost more in euros than the dollar figures suggest.
The only monthly price anywhere is the legacy FREEDOME App Store listing, "Starting from $5.99 a month." The web checkout also lists 7, 10, 15, 20 and 25 device quantities, but F-Secure does not publish prices for them.
F-Secure Total includes the VPN
F-Secure Total bundles the same VPN with antivirus, a password manager and scam protection. In the US it costs $69.99 for 1 device per year ($124.99 for 2 years), $79.99 for 3 devices ($144.99) and $84.99 for 5 devices ($149.99). On the 5 device tier, Total costs $15 a year more than the VPN alone. The Ad Blocker and Cookie Popup Blocker are marketed as Total features, not standalone VPN features.
The Total page spells out the renewal policy: "F-Secure honest pricing New or renew, the price is the same. No pricing games: your renewal price is the same as what any new customer pays."
Free trial, cancellation and refunds
F-Secure's VPN page contradicts itself on the trial. The banner offers a "Free trial for 30 days... Cancel anytime with no charges." The FAQ on the same page says "You can try the VPN for free for 5 days." Check the length shown at checkout before you sign up.
The trial link is an opt-out trial carrying the automatic renewal text quoted above, which points to payment details being collected at signup. A community superuser quoted the site in September 2025 as offering a 5-day trial with "no credit card required", but we could not confirm that on the current page. The legacy FREEDOME App Store listing advertises a "7-DAY FREE TRIAL" instead.
Paid purchases from F-Secure come with a "30-day money-back guarantee for your purchase if you are not fully satisfied with the product." Refunds are requested by contacting F-Secure support with the order reference number. App store purchases are different: "All purchases from the app-stores follow the refund policies of the stores from which they are purchased."
The VPN terms of service are dated April 2014 and contain no refund clause, so the money-back promise on the product page is the commitment to rely on.
Apps and features
F-Secure says the "VPN supports Windows 10 version 22H2 or later, Windows 11, macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, iOS 18 or later, and Android 12 or later. Intel-based and Apple silicon Macs are both supported. 32-bit Windows systems are not supported. Doro devices are not supported." There is no Linux app, no ChromeOS app, no router support and no browser extension.
- Kill switch: "Available on Windows, Mac, and Android." There is no kill switch on iOS.
- Trusted networks: "Automatically bypass the VPN for trusted networks", available on Android and Windows only.
- Auto-connect at device start-up and Automatic Wi-Fi Protection on public Wi-Fi.
- "Unlimited traffic... without bandwidth or data transfer limits."
- Protocol choice: "Advanced users may also change the VPN protocol from the settings."
New protocols, run with an unnamed partner
The switch from Freedome is more than a rename. F-Secure's May 2026 privacy notice says: "The old VPN version has OpenVPN and IPSec/IKEv2 protocols, while the new VPN version comes with Hydra, WireGuard and IPSec." It also says "F-Secure engages a third-party provider for the purposes of providing the VPN feature to you" and that "both F-Secure and the third-party provider process the data." The provider is not named.
The Hydra rollout was not smooth for everyone. In April 2025, users of the F-Secure Windows client reported connections that worked for a while and then lost internet access. The latest iOS release note, "Improved VPN connection reliability", suggests stability is still being worked on.
Missing features matter here too. F-Secure documents no app-based or URL-based split tunneling, only the trusted-network bypass. For streaming, the page promises only that users "face fewer geo-restrictions" and names no services it unblocks.
Server locations
F-Secure says you can "choose the server location from a list of over 20 countries. Some countries also have several different locations to choose from." It publishes no server count. That is a small network compared with VPNs that list servers in close to a hundred countries or more.
The last full list we found is a January 2023 archive of the Freedome help center: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA (East coast, Northwest, South, Southeast, West coast). Treat it as historic; the current list under the new backend may differ.
Coverage is strongest in Europe and North America. South America, Africa and the Middle East had no locations on that list, which matters if you need an IP address in those regions.
Privacy and logging
F-Secure's privacy notice makes a narrow promise: "We do not keep any logs about connections established through the VPN service to external addresses. We cannot link the IP address of your browsing destination to you." In other words, it says it does not record the sites you visit.
It does record your sessions: "we maintain temporary logs that contain the duration of the VPN sessions, VPN connection timestamps, the amount of data transferred, the device ID, source public IP address of the user, and host name from where the VPN client connects to our service... The logs are stored for 90 days."
On top of that, "VPN service provisioning log entries are retained for one year", and those entries contain "the IP address of the client, a random device ID generated by the service, the time of access, the country code obtained via a GeoIP lookup." Service log events for provisioned devices are kept for three months. The notice adds that "we need to process some metadata (such as volume, country, IP address) of your traffic" and that "We do not sell or disclose your VPN data to any third parties unless we are required under law."
This is not a no-logs VPN
Keeping your real IP address and connection times for 90 days means a session can be tied back to you during that window. If that is a deal breaker for your use, F-Secure VPN is the wrong choice regardless of price.
The jurisdiction is a real plus: "Based in Finland, we handle your personal information according to the strict European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)", and the product page says "we do not create traffic logs, sell or share your traffic." We found no published independent no-logs audit and no transparency report for either Freedome or F-Secure VPN.
The 2020 court case over Freedome logs
Those session logs have already been tested in court. In January 2019 Finland's National Bureau of Investigation seized Freedome logging data on behalf of a German investigation into a serious crime. The logs held customers' IP addresses, device IDs and VPN connection start and end times, but not the sites they visited.
F-Secure argued that investigators had taken far more than the suspect's data. A district court sided with F-Secure, and in October 2020 the Helsinki Court of Appeal ruled the seizure illegal and ordered the seized logs destroyed.
The case cuts both ways. It proves the logs exist and can be seized, and it shows they contain exactly what the privacy notice says: identifying session data, not browsing history. It also shows F-Secure was willing to fight an over-broad seizure and won.
Verdict: who should buy F-Secure VPN
F-Secure VPN suits someone who wants a simple, European-run VPN for public Wi-Fi and everyday privacy from a long-established security company, and who values a price that does not change at renewal. It makes the most sense as part of F-Secure Total if you also want antivirus and a password manager.
It is a poor fit if you need a strict no-logs policy, an independent audit, a large server network, split tunneling, Linux or router support, or a kill switch on iPhone.
What we like
- Renewal costs the same as the first year
- Finnish company under GDPR, with a court win against an over-broad log seizure
- Kill switch on Windows, Mac and Android
- Unlimited traffic and a 30-day money-back guarantee on direct purchases
What we don't
- Session logs with your source IP kept for 90 days, provisioning logs for a year
- No published independent audit
- Only "over 20 countries"
- No iOS kill switch, no split tunneling, no Linux or router apps
- Unfinished Freedome migration and a contradictory 30-day or 5-day trial
Frequently asked questions
Is F-Secure Freedome still available?
Yes. Its end of life was postponed indefinitely in 2024, and the FREEDOME app is still sold in Apple's and Google's app stores, with an iOS update as recent as September 2025. New buyers on f-secure.com get F-Secure VPN in the F-Secure app instead.
How much does F-Secure VPN cost?
$49.99 a year for 1 device, $64.99 for 3 devices and $69.99 for 5 devices in the US at the time of writing, with 2-year plans at $89.99, $114.99 and $124.99. Renewals cost the same as the first year. There is no monthly web plan.
Does F-Secure VPN keep logs?
Yes, session logs. F-Secure says it does not log the sites you connect to, but it keeps session duration, timestamps, data volume, device ID and your source public IP address for 90 days, and provisioning logs for one year.
Is there a free trial, and do I need a card?
There is a trial, but its length is unclear: the VPN page says 30 days in one place and 5 days in another. The trial link carries automatic renewal text, so expect to enter payment details and cancel before it ends if you do not want to be charged.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 30 days for purchases made directly from F-Secure, by contacting support with your order reference number. Subscriptions bought through the App Store or Google Play follow those stores' refund rules.
Will my Freedome subscription move to F-Secure VPN?
Not yet. The migration to the new client is on hold with no new date. When it was planned, subscriptions bought through mobile app stores were excluded from the automatic transfer.
Does F-Secure VPN have a kill switch on iPhone?
No. The kill switch is available on Windows, Mac and Android only. Trusted-network bypass is limited to Android and Windows.
Does F-Secure VPN work on Linux, ChromeOS or routers?
No. Supported systems are Windows 10 22H2 or later, Windows 11, macOS 13 or later, iOS 18 or later and Android 12 or later. 32-bit Windows is not supported.
Key takeaways
- f-secure.com/freedome now redirects to F-Secure VPN, but the legacy FREEDOME app still exists because its 2024 shutdown was postponed indefinitely.
- Pricing is yearly: $49.99 for 1 device, $64.99 for 3 and $69.99 for 5, and renewal costs the same as the first year.
- F-Secure keeps 90-day session logs that include your source IP address, and we found no independent audit.
- Kill switch on Windows, Mac and Android only; no split tunneling, Linux or router apps; servers in over 20 countries.
- Finnish jurisdiction and a 2020 court win ordering seized Freedome logs destroyed are genuine privacy points in its favour.
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