finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum

Swedish

Etymology

Roughly, "If there's room in the heart, there's room for the butt," or, "If there's heart-room, there's butt-room," with an ad-hoc compound stjärterum (stjärtrum would be expected) to match hjärterum. Compare Danish hvor der er hjerterum, er der husrum.

Proverb

finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum

1. (humorous) Said when making an effort to accommodate guests or the like (despite lack of space or the like); where there's a will there's a way

References

• hjärterum in Svensk ordbok (SO)