Proton VPN has expanded its free service by adding server locations in Norway and Canada. This development increases the company’s free server network to eight countries, a move intended to improve speed and accessibility for its users globally.
The two new locations join existing free servers situated in the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Romania, and Singapore. Users of the free plan cannot manually select a specific server location from this network. Instead, the Proton VPN application is designed to automatically connect to the fastest available server within the free infrastructure at the time of connection, optimizing performance without user intervention.
The addition of servers in Canada and Norway directly benefits users who are geographically closer to these countries. Physical proximity between a user and a VPN server typically results in faster connection speeds and lower latency. This strategic expansion also contributes to distributing user load more evenly, which can help reduce network congestion across the entire free system.
The company’s free tier maintains its established policy of providing service without imposing data limits, displaying advertisements, or logging user activity. This approach aligns with Proton’s stated mission of treating privacy as a fundamental right. The free offering is financially supported entirely by revenue from its paid subscription plans, a model designed to prevent user data from being monetized or exposed to third-party entities.
This service update coincides with a period of increasing global demand for VPNs, partly driven by heightened privacy concerns in regions such as the United Kingdom following the implementation of new online safety laws. In October 2025, Proton VPN’s general manager, David Peterson, officially announced the addition of the Norwegian servers in a public post on Twitter, highlighting the company’s specific outreach to its European user base.
