About Hello Ebeltoft
There’s a gap. This is it, filled.
Ebeltoft is a genuinely wonderful place to live, visit and put down roots. In fact, we’re seeing more people move here from all over – and many, like myself, end up returning after years away.
But for newcomers and English-speaking visitors, navigating a small Danish town isn’t always straightforward. Many find themselves staring at Danish websites they can’t quite understand, trying to work out what’s on this weekend, how childcare and schools work, or which areas are best to live in. If you’ve ever been in that situation, you know why Hello Ebeltoft exists.
For English speakers, much of the practical information, local news and everyday community life is locked behind a language barrier. Hello Ebeltoft is here to open that up.
Who’s behind it
I’m a journalist with more than ten years’ experience working and living in London. I was born and raised here, left in my teenage years, and came back – this time with my English husband and children in tow.
Watching him settle into life in Ebeltoft gave me a front-row seat to something I’d never had to consider before: how hard it is to build a life somewhere when you don’t speak the language. Not just the practicalities – the admin, the appointments, the paperwork – but the slower, quieter challenge of finding your people. Of feeling like you belong somewhere, rather than simply existing in it.
Moving somewhere new is hard. Moving to a new country, in a different language and culture, where much of daily life happens just beyond your reach, is something else entirely. Community doesn’t just appear. You have to find it, or build it. A Copenhagen Post article once highlighted how difficult networking can be for expats – and even for Danes returning home after years away. I recognise that feeling.
Hello Ebeltoft is my attempt to help – both practically and personally.
My journalism background brings editorial rigour to everything published here. But it’s personal and warm too, because that’s how this town works. Ebeltoft isn’t a big city. It’s a place where people know each other. Hello Ebeltoft should feel the same way.
What you’ll find here
Hello Ebeltoft covers local news and stories, practical guides for expats and newcomers, the best of what the area has to eat and drink, and the kind of local history that helps you understand a place more deeply. There’s also a business directory – a curated list of local businesses ready to help English speakers, as well as locals and visitors.
Whether you’ve just arrived, you’ve been coming here for summers for twenty years, or you’re still wondering whether Ebeltoft might be for you, there’s something here for you.
This is a place to find answers – and sometimes better questions. A place to understand not just how things work, but how life here feels.
Stay in touch
The best way to keep up with Hello Ebeltoft is the newsletter – an email with the latest content, local notices and a personal note from me. Sign up below.
If you have a story to share, a question to ask, or simply want to say hello, please do. Hello Ebeltoft is a community project as much as it is a website – and it improves the more people take part.
Simone
Founder
