Erland von Hofsten (Swedish pronunciation: [fɔn hɔfˈstɛːn][check vowel length]; 19 September 1780 – 10 December 1839), was a Swedish ironmaster, and heir to the Valåsen Works.

Erland von Hofsten was born on September 19, 1780, at Valåsen Manor, Karlskoga, Sweden, and was the first of nine children of Bengt[1] and Christina Lovisa von Hofsten (née Geijer).

[2] In 1805, he served as a clerk at the administrative courts of appeal in Sweden.

[2] In 1822, Erland von Hofsten married Johanna Nordenfeldt.

[2] The couple's daughter, Johanna Christina von Hofsten, was a children's writer.