What are the key benefits and essential features of F-Secure Freedome VPN?
One-Click Privacy – One tap encrypts traffic and hides IP.
Public Wi-Fi Safety – Protects logins and payments on open hotspots.
Fast Streaming – Smooth video playback with nearby server choices.
Tracking Protection – Blocks trackers to reduce ads and profiling.
Kill Switch – Prevents leaks if VPN drops unexpectedly.
Service Scale – Server locations available across 20+ countries worldwide.
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Unlimited VPN traffic – No bandwidth caps or monthly data transfer limits.
Virtual location switching – Pick your exit country from over 20.
Kill switch – Blocks leaks on Windows, Mac and Android.
Tracking protection – Blocks tracking cookies and known harmful sites.
Core Capacity – Native apps for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS.
Important – Commercial use rights and Windows Server support are not included in this edition.
F-Secure Freedome VPN is the consumer VPN service from the Finnish security vendor F-Secure, now sold under the name F-Secure VPN. It encrypts the device connection, replaces the visible IP address and blocks trackers, and the Freedome-branded app and the current F-Secure VPN app are the same service.
No traffic logs – F-Secure does not log or sell traffic.
EU jurisdiction – Finnish provider operating under GDPR data rules.
One-click operation – No protocol, port or profile configuration needed.
Public Wi-Fi cover – Encrypts traffic on hotel and airport hotspots.
Trusted Wi-Fi bypass – Skips the VPN on your home network.
Tracker Mapper – Shows which sites tried to track you.
It encrypts the connection leaving your device and routes it through an F-Secure gateway, so websites and your internet provider see the gateway address instead of your own. You can set that gateway to a virtual location in more than 20 countries. Alongside the tunnel, the app runs Browsing protection and Tracking protection, which block known malicious pages and tracking cookies without installing a separate browser extension. Traffic is unlimited, which matters in practice because the VPN modules bundled into many antivirus suites cap you at a few hundred megabytes per day and stop working mid-session.
It fits people who want their public Wi-Fi traffic encrypted without administering VPN settings themselves, because the app exposes no protocol, port or DNS options to configure. That simplicity is also the trade-off: there is no per-app split tunneling, no port forwarding and no dedicated IP option, so anyone who needs to route one application outside the tunnel will hit a wall. It is a practical choice for a frequent traveller working from hotel and airport networks, or for a household that wants tracker blocking applied at the connection level rather than per browser. If you already run F-Secure Internet Security or ID Protection, entering an F-Secure VPN subscription code upgrades the account to F-Secure Total instead of running as a second product.
No. F-Secure restricts peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic across its VPN gateways, and its own support documentation describes the behaviour: when P2P traffic is detected, the client connection is temporarily narrowed by a firewall so only web traffic over http and https continues, and at reduced capacity. The restriction lifts by itself after a few hours, but switching to a different gateway during that window does not restore full traffic. This applies to any BitTorrent-protocol transfer, legal or not, which means legitimate uses such as distributing large open-source images will also trigger it. If P2P transfers are part of your routine, this is the wrong VPN to buy.
F-Secure VPN, previously called Freedome, is the privacy component on its own, while F-Secure Total bundles that identical VPN with F-Secure Internet Security antivirus and F-Secure ID Protection for passwords and breach monitoring. The standalone VPN gives you the tunnel, virtual locations, kill switch and tracker blocking, but performs no malware scanning and stores no passwords. Choose the standalone product when antivirus and password management are already handled elsewhere and you only need the connection encrypted. The VPN itself is not reduced in the standalone edition, so there is no privacy feature you gain by moving up to Total.
| Feature | F-Secure VPN (Freedome) | F-Secure Total |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited VPN traffic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual locations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kill switch | Not on iOS | Not on iOS |
| Antivirus and ransomware protection | ✕ | ✓ |
| Password manager | ✕ | ✓ |
| Identity and breach monitoring | ✕ | ✓ |
| Commercial use rights | ✕ | ✕ |
The supported platforms are Windows 11 and Windows 10 version 21H2 or later, macOS 13 Ventura or later, iOS 18 or later and Android 11 or later. Both Intel and Apple silicon Macs work, while 32-bit Windows systems are not supported at all. There is no Linux client and no manual router configuration, so a smart TV, games console or NAS cannot be placed behind the tunnel directly. The kill switch is available on Windows, Mac and Android but not on iOS, which is worth knowing if an iPhone is the device you rely on for sensitive work over hotel Wi-Fi.
Check the availability list first, because the service is offered worldwide with the exception of China and several Middle Eastern countries, and it will not connect from inside those regions. Next, confirm that the features you assume are standard are actually present: there is no per-app split tunneling, only a trusted-network bypass on Windows and Android that disables the VPN on networks you mark as safe. Licences are sold in device-count tiers, so count the phones, tablets and computers you want covered before selecting a tier. Finally, the licence permits personal, non-commercial use only, so a company laptop or a Windows Server environment is outside what this edition covers.
F-Secure renamed the product, and the FREEDOME-branded app is the same service running under the previous name. F-Secure confirms this directly on its product page, so a client still showing the FREEDOME name is not an outdated or unsupported version.
It is available globally apart from China and certain Middle Eastern countries. If you travel to those regions regularly, the service will not connect there, so a provider with obfuscated servers would be the better fit for that specific use.
There is no per-application split tunneling. The closest equivalent is the trusted Wi-Fi networks setting on Windows and Android, which switches the VPN off entirely on networks you designate as safe so local printers and network shares stay reachable.
No. F-Secure supports only its own apps for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, with no Linux build and no manual router setup. Devices without a supported app therefore stay outside the tunnel.
| Operating Systems | Windows 11: Pro / Enterprise Windows 10: Pro / Enterprise |
| Processor | 64-bit processor required |
| Hard Disk | Freedome.exe 77 MB free space |
| Protocols | WireGuard Hydra IPsec |
| Display | Standard display compatible with the respective operating system |
| Special Features | Kill Switch VPN Bypass for selected websites Virtual location Wi-Fi protection |
| Note | Windows 10 requires version 21H2 with the latest updates installed and all 64-bit editions only, 32-bit editions are not supported. Windows 11 on ARM64 version 24H2 or later: VPN functionality is not fully supported on ARM devices, for example VPN bypass and the OpenVPN protocol are not supported. Windows 7 and older versions have reached end of support and are not supported. |
| Operating Systems | macOS Tahoe 26 macOS Sequoia 15 macOS Sonoma 14 macOS Ventura 13 macOS Monterey 12 |
| Processor | Intel processor or Apple Silicon processor |
| Hard Disk | Freedome.pkg 98.98 MB free space |
| Protocols | WireGuard Hydra IPsec |
| Display | Standard display compatible with the respective operating system |
| Special Features | Kill Switch Virtual location Wi-Fi protection |
| Note | Supported macOS versions include macOS Monterey 12 through macOS Tahoe 26. Intel and Apple Silicon processors are supported. |
| Operating Systems | Android 11.0 or later |
| Hard Disk | 41.3 MB free space |
| Protocols | WireGuard Hydra IPsec |
| Display | Standard display compatible with the respective operating system |
| Special Features | Kill Switch Trusted Wi-Fi networks VPN bypass on trusted Wi-Fi networks Virtual location Wi-Fi protection |
| Note | Android requires Android 11.0 or newer. Trusted Wi-Fi networks VPN bypass is available on Android only. |
| Operating Systems | iOS 18.0 or later |
| Hard Disk | 283.5 MB free space |
| Protocols | WireGuard Hydra IPsec |
| Display | Standard display compatible with the respective operating system |
| Special Features | Virtual location Wi-Fi protection |
| Note | iOS requires iOS 18.0 or newer. Kill Switch is not listed as supported on iOS, while it is supported on Windows, macOS, and Android. |