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                                                             Exhibit-99.906 CERT

Advantus Enterprise Fund, Inc.
Exhibit 10(b) to Form N-CSR


                                  CERTIFICATION
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     We, Dianne M. Orbison, President and principal executive officer, and Gary
M. Kleist, Treasurer and principal financial officer, of Advantus Enterprise
Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), hereby certify as follows with respect to the Report of
the Fund on Form N-CSR for the period ended July 31, 2003, (the "Report") filed
herewith:

     1. We have reviewed the Report;

     2. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
        Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     3. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
        respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of the
        Fund.


                                     Executed this 29th day of September, 2003
                                     In St. Paul, Minnesota


                                     /s/ Dianne M. Orbison
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Dianne M. Orbison, President


                                     /s/ Gary M. Kleist
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Gary M. Kleist, Treasurer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Fund and will be retained by
the Fund and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.