The village is located along the Norwegian National Road 41 and the river Nidelva, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the town of Tvedestrand via the Norwegian County Road 415.

The village of Nelaug lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the southeast and the village of Dølemo lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest.

[1] The village of Åmli is the location of the municipal government as well as Åmli Church, the main church for the municipality.

The Åmliavisa newspaper is published weekly from Åmli.

The southernmost part of the village is sometimes referred to as Lauveik.