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Helsinki — While summer urban festivals are increasingly held outside the immediate city center, this week brings an exception. First organized last year, the multidisciplinary ODDfest returns to the heart of Helsinki this week as an even larger, more comprehensive event. The three-part festival will spread across several iconic venues in the city center, including the Lasipalatsi Square, Bio Rex …

The Danish startup Mearto, started by entrepreneurs, Mads Hallas Bjerg and Johan Laidlaw, have created an online appraisal, or “what’s it worth” service, that helps people find the value of art and antiques. The interest for art and antiques is rising. Countless television shows like Antiques Roadshow captivate people at home when the hunt for valuable treasures sets in. “We …