17 European VPN vendors.
VPN: Virtual private network — privacy protection, encrypted connection. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
32 vendors in total: 17 European, 7 American, 8 other; 7 open source. Last checked: 5 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
A VPN service sees, in principle, all of the user's internet traffic, so the provider's jurisdiction and any data retention obligations directly determine privacy. Check whether there is an audited no-logs policy, where the provider is legally based, and who the company's ultimate owner is.
European vendors
- AirVPNEU sovereign
Italian privacy VPN based on OpenVPN and WireGuard with transparent policy
Italy
- Avira Phantom VPNEU sovereign
German VPN product from Avira, distinct from the already-catalogued general Avira antivirus suite.
Germany
- AzireVPNEU-hosted, non-EU parent
Swedish no-log VPN provider with WireGuard support
Sweden · owner in United States
- CryptostormEU-hosted, non-EU parent
Privacy VPN with token-based authentication without accounts
Iceland · owner in Canada · open-source
- CyberGhostEU-hosted, non-EU parent
VPN service owned by Kape Technologies
Romania · owner in United Kingdom
- F-Secure VPNEU sovereign
Finnish VPN product (Freedome) from F-Secure, distinct from the already-catalogued general F-Secure cybersecurity suite.
Finland
- Goose VPNEU sovereign
Dutch VPN platform (Amsterdam).
Netherlands
- Mullvad VPNEU sovereign
Swedish privacy-focused VPN with anonymous accounts and open-source client
Sweden · open-source
- NordVPNEU sovereign
Lithuanian VPN service with EU headquarters and large server network
Lithuania
- NymVPNSelf-hosted / open source
Swiss mixnet VPN by Nym Technologies SA (Neuchâtel), open source, publicly launched March 2025.
Switzerland · open-source
- OVPNEU-hosted, non-EU parent
OVPN is a Swedish VPN service acquired by US-based Pango Group in May 2023. Despite being operated from Sweden with EU-based infrastructure, the ultimate parent company is US-controlled (Pango/Point Wild, Boston MA), removing the eu-strict sovereignty status.
Sweden · owner in United States
- Perfect PrivacyEU sovereign
German VPN service with open-source client and zero-knowledge policy.
Germany · open-source
- PrivadoVPNEU sovereign
VPN service that relocated from Switzerland to Iceland in May 2026 to escape data-retention law.
Iceland
- PrivateVPNEU sovereign
Swedish VPN platform (Sollentuna), active and independent since 2009.
Sweden
- ProtonVPNEU sovereign
Swiss open-source VPN with strong privacy protections
Switzerland
- SurfsharkEU sovereign
VPN service merged with NordVPN (Nord Security)
Netherlands
- VPN.acEU sovereign
Romanian VPN focused on security with own DNS and encryption
Romania
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorCactusVPNCanada · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorExpressVPNBritish Virgin Islands · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorhide.meMalaysia · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorHotspot ShieldUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorIPVanishUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorIVPNGibraltar · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorOECK VPNUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorPrivate Internet AccessUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorPureVPNPakistan · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTorGuardUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTrust.ZoneSeychelles · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTunnelBearUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorVPN UnlimitedUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorVyprVPNUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorWindscribeCanada · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European VPN vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 17 European VPN vendors, including AirVPN, Avira Phantom VPN, AzireVPN and Cryptostorm. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for VPN?
Yes. Open-source VPN software from Europe includes Cryptostorm, Mullvad VPN, NymVPN and Perfect Privacy; you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.