Supplement dated December 15, 1997 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 1997
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ADVANTUS Series Fund, Inc.
400 Robert Street North . St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 . 1-800-443-3677
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Effective December 15, 1997, the Portfolio Manager of the Small Company Value
Portfolio of the Series Fund will be Mr. Matthew D. Finn. Mr. Finn is a Vice
President of Advantus Capital Management, Inc. and an Investment Officer of
MIMLIC Asset Management Company. Prior to that time, Mr. Finn was Owner,
Managing Director of Unified Capital Management, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
from September 1993 to April 1994; and was Vice President/Portfolio Manager,
Acorn Asset Management, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan from February 1990 to
September 1993.
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F. 51755 12-1997
