This is the 989th most frequent Finnish word.
alkuun
"Alkuun" means "at the beginning" or "to start with" in English.
Here, 'alkuun' is used as an adverb to indicate the first step or beginning of an action or speech.
Alkuun, haluaisin kiittää kaikkia paikalle saapuneita.
To begin with, I would like to thank everyone present.
'Alkuun' functions in this sentence to indicate the point at which the project begins or gets underway.
Projekti eteni hitaasti, mutta alkuun päästyämme kaikki sujui paremmin.
The project progressed slowly, but once we got started, everything went more smoothly.
In this context, 'alkuun' signifies the initial phase or period of engaging in the hobby, emphasizing the starting point.