Register No. 063
Is Mullvad European?
Yes. Mullvad is under verified European control.
Mullvad belongs to a Swedish parent company that the two Swedish founders own outright. The parent link is in the company register. The founders' 100% stake comes from Mullvad's own statements.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 30 October 2026. Seen news about Mullvad? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- Founders Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson, through Amagicom AB
- Control sits in
- Sweden
- Legal entity
- Mullvad VPN AB
- Company register
- Bolagsverket (data via allabolag.se) · 559238-4001
- Seat
Gothenburg, Sweden- Founded
- 2009
- Last checked
About Mullvad
Mullvad sells a VPN service and offers the free Mullvad Browser, which the Tor Project develops. The company is based in Gothenburg, Sweden. It charges one flat monthly price.
Ownership
Mullvad VPN AB (559238-4001, Gothenburg) is a subsidiary of Amagicom AB (556783-9807, Gothenburg, registered 2009), according to the company register data on allabolag.se. Mullvad states that Mullvad VPN AB is 100% owned by Amagicom AB and that Amagicom AB is 100% owned by the founders Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson.
Evidence 5
- Mullvad: About (ownership statement)mullvad.net ↗
- Mullvad blog: Doing the corporate shuffle (2020), Amagicom 100% owned by the foundersmullvad.net ↗
- Allabolag (Bolagsverket data): Mullvad VPN AB, parent company Amagicom ABallabolag.se ↗
- Allabolag (Bolagsverket data): Amagicom AB, registered 2009, Gothenburgallabolag.se ↗
- Mullvad: Pricingmullvad.net ↗
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
Products 3
Mullvad VPN
mullvad.net ↗Swedish VPN with one flat price
Mullvad VPN is a virtual private network service from Sweden with more than 700 servers across 38 countries. Apps are available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, plus a Firefox add-on, and all of them are published as open source on GitHub so their behaviour can be checked.
- Instead of
- NordVPN and ExpressVPN
- Pricing
- There is a single plan at 5 euro per month, with no discounts for longer contract periods.
- Suits
- Anyone wanting a simple, no-nonsense VPN
Mullvad Browser
mullvad.net ↗Private web browser from Sweden
Mullvad Browser is a privacy focused web browser from Sweden. It is a fork of Firefox with advanced anti-tracking protection built in, developed together with the people behind the Tor project, which means it aims to make your browser hard to fingerprint rather than just blocking a few trackers.
- Instead of
- Google Chrome
- Pricing
- Mullvad Browser is free to use.
- Suits
- People who want strong anti-tracking by default
Free plan
Mullvad DNS
mullvad.net ↗Free public DNS resolver from Sweden
Mullvad DNS is a free public DNS resolver operated by the Swedish VPN company Mullvad. It supports encrypted lookups over both DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS, so the names you resolve are not readable by everyone on the network between you and the resolver.
- Instead of
- 1.1.1.1, Google Public DNS and OpenDNS
- Suits
- Anyone wanting encrypted DNS with ad blocking
Free plan
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 4 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public website | 31173 Services | European | A 45.83.223.209 · AS39351 [1] [2] |
| Incoming email | Google Workspace | Not European | MX 10 aspmx.l.google.com · 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com · 30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com · 40 aspmx2.googlemail.com · 50 aspmx3.googlemail.com [1] |
| Outgoing email | Google Workspace | Not European | SPF _spf.google.com [1] |
Badge
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