Julkistivat

Julkistivat is the third-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb julkistaa, meaning to publish, disclose, or make public information. It is used when the subject of the sentence is plural, such as hallitus, viranomaiset, yritykset, or tutkijat, and the action refers to releasing information that was previously private or unknown.

Julkistaa forms a family of verbs derived from julkinen (public) with the suffix -istaa, a productive way in Finnish to create transitive verbs meaning “to cause to be public.” The verb is transitive and typically requires a direct object—the information or material being made public.

In present tense, the forms are julkistan (I publish), julkistat (you publish), julkistaa (he/she publishes). The past tense third-person plural form, julkistivat, is used when the subject is plural, as in hallitus ja viranomaiset julkistivat uudet tilastot (the government and authorities published the new statistics).

Julkistivat is common in news reporting, government press releases, and corporate disclosures, where information is being released to the public. The tone and connotation depend on context: it can convey neutral reporting, formal announcements, or, in some cases, investigative or critical framing when used by media or commentators.

Overall, julkistivat functions as a key grammatical form for describing collective actions to make information public, reflecting Finnish verbs’ system of tense and agreement.