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Invitation to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting

Espoo, Finland - March 16, 2001

The shareholders of F-Secure Corporation are invited to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (AGM) to be held on Tuesday April 3, 2001, starting at 15.00 Finnish time at Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki, Finland. Participants are kindly requested to arrive by 14.45 hours.

The following matters will be dealt with at the meeting:

1.The matters designated to the AGM in Article 11 of the Articles of Association

2. Proposal by the Board of Directors concerning authorization to increase the share capital

The Board proposes to the annual general shareholders' meeting that the meeting would authorize the Board to decide on an increase of share capital of the company as follows:

a) The duration of the authorization

The Board is authorized during the period of one (1) year from the date of the shareholders' meeting to decide on an increase of the share capital of the company by one or more new share issues or by launching one or more convertible bonds or option loans or option rights. As a result of such share issues, option loans, option rights or convertible loans, the share capital of the company may be increased by a maximum of 280,000 Euros. The maximum number of new shares to be issued is 28,000,000.

b) Deviation from subscription rights

The shares, convertible bonds, option loans or option rights may be offered to be subscribed by deviating from the subscription rights of the shareholders. This deviation from the subscription rights is proposed for the purpose that the company may fund its possible acquisitions which are of strategic importance by way of share arrangements, or strengthen its financing and capital structure, or create incentive programs for Group's employees.

c) The determination of the subscription price

The subscription price for the shares issued in the share capital increase and converted or subscribed on the basis of convertible bonds or option loans or option rights is determined by the Board of Directors. At minimum, the subscription or conversion price per share is the counter book value of the share.

d) Payment of the subscription price

The Board may accept as payment also a set-off or provision of other assets (in-kind contributions).

e) The proposal of the Board includes also that the unused portion of the authorization given in the Extraordinary Shareholders' meeting on the December 29, 2000, will be cancelled simultaneously with the registration of the new authorization.

3. Change the item II.4. (Prohibition to transfer) in the conditions of option program 1999III

The Board of Directors proposes to change the item II.4. (Prohibition to transfer) so that the warrants are freely transferable after they have become open for share subscription. The total prohibition of transfer has been in the conditions due to the US ISO regulations.

Documents

The documents concerning the income statement and balance sheet as well as the proposals by the Board of Directors with appendices mentioned in points 2-3 above are available to the public from March 26, 2001, on the World Wide Web page of the Company www.F-Secure.com/investor-relations, as well as at the head office of the Company at Pyyntitie 7, Espoo, Finland. Copies of the documents will be mailed to shareholders upon request. The request may be forwarded through the contact information below.

Right to participation

A shareholder who, no later than March 23, 2001, has been noted as a shareholder in the list of shareholders maintained by Suomen Arvopaperikeskus Oy, unless otherwise decreed by law.

Registration

To be permitted to participate in the shareholders' meeting, a shareholder must register for it no later than Wednesday March 28, 2001, at 16.00 Finnish Time. Registration may take place by e-mail to Henrietta.Malmari@F-Secure.com , by phone 09-2520 5315/Henrietta Malmari, by fax 09-2520 5001 /Henrietta Malmari, by mail F-Secure, Pl 24, 02231 Espoo, or at the Company's headquarters at Pyyntitie 7, Espoo. The home page of the Company has a registration form to ease registration. The registration must be on hand at the addresses above before the end of the registration period. A Power of Attorney is requested at the time of registration.

Composition of the Board of Directors

In accordance with the Corporate Governance recommendations, be it known that the Company has knowledge that shareholders holding more than 10 % of the shares will propose to the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting that the current members of the Board of Directors be re-elected. The current members have agreed to re-election.

Espoo February 20, 2001

F-Secure Corporation
Board of Directors

Additional information:
F-Secure Corporation
Risto Siilasmaa, President and CEO tel.358 9 2520 5510
Jukka Kotovirta, Director tel.358 9 2520 5542