cross-posted from : https://sopuli.xyz/post/47902491
Daniel Berntsson, founder of Mullvad, gave a personal donation of 5 million SEK (roughly 450,000€) in 2025 to Örebropartiet. This enormous donation accounted for 72% of the party’s revenue in 2025.
How does this affect Mullvad’s legitimacy as a company advocating for a free and open internet, while also funding a political party whose agenda seem to contradict these values? The official party website (in Swedish) can be found via the link below.
they’re a weird bunch. small-government “marxists” who want to reduce “bullshit jobs” and frivolous spending in government because they say the extra costs disproportionally hurt the working class, but they include things like “publically funded artworks”, “diversity and inclusion”, and “social security for immigrants” under frivolous spending.
the other founder of mullvad has publically distanced himself from the opinions of the donor, apparently a few times before this too, saying that while they agree on universal privacy rights they don’t see eye to eye on much else.
i’m assuming this will keep developing.
