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Mullvad's co-founder is bankrolling the far right<br>June 28, 2026<br>BY<br>KORBEN ✨<br>2 MIN READ<br>/Related categories
Listen to this article<br>~ 2 minDaniel Berntsson is the co-founder of Mullvad, a highly regarded Swedish VPN service. That reputation is likely about to take a hit, though, since we've just learned that the guy donated 5 million kronor (around €450,000) to the Swedish far-right party Örebropartiet.<br>And don't go thinking this is just a rumor - Berntsson confirmed it himself by email to the journal Flamman, which broke the story: "it's a personal donation from me."<br>Those 5 million kronor represent roughly 72% of everything the party took in during 2025, and it's also the largest private donation made to any Swedish political party that year. That's not nothing. And Örebropartiet's obsession is "re-emigration" - i.e., sending all immigrants out of the country - which their leader Markus Allard describes as getting rid of "parasites."<br>Very small-moustache energy...<br>For Daniel Berntsson, none of this is a problem since it's his own money and has nothing to do with Mullvad - which, for its part (along with co-founder Fredrik Strömberg), distanced itself from him pretty damn quickly.<br>But still, even if it's a personal donation, it ultimately comes from the profits generated in part by Mullvad. So in a way, subscribing to this VPN service is lining Berntsson's pockets and indirectly funding stupidity and hatred.<br>So if you're looking to<br>switch VPN services<br>, there are real alternatives that tick all the same boxes: Proton VPN - Swiss, audited no-log policy, open-source apps - or iVPN, which is probably the closest match, with anonymous payment accepted, an audited no-log policy, and absolutely no interest in funding the füri-ous.<br>Anyway, it's a shame. I really liked Mullvad.<br>Source
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