This is the 649th most frequent Finnish word.
julkaistiin
"Julkaistiin" means "was published" or "was released."
The word 'julkaistiin' is used here as the passive past tense form of the verb 'julkaista', meaning 'to publish', indicating that the action of publishing was performed but the subject performing it is not specified.
Suomenkielinen romaani julkaistiin viime viikolla.
A Finnish novel was published last week.
Here, 'julkaistiin' is again used in the passive past tense to state that the computer program was made available to the public on the previous day without specifying who released it.
Uusi tietokoneohjelma julkaistiin eilen.
The new computer program was released yesterday.
Here, 'julkaistiin' is the passive past tense verb which means 'was published', reflecting that the book was released to the public by an unspecified party.